The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GIST which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Main idea crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GIST | 41 % | 4 |
| THEME | 33 % | 5 |
| POINT | 14 % | 5 |
| CRUX | 4 % | 4 |
| ESSENCE | 2 % | 7 |
| KEYNOTE | 2 % | 7 |
| SUMANDSUBSTANCE | 2 % | 15 |
| CORE | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Main idea
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- theme
- topic
- subject
- thesis
- apposition
- descriptive
- transgressive
- connotation
- reflexive
- verbal
- definitive
- derivational
Crossword Answer definitions
GIST noun- The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
- The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
- Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.
- To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GIST
- Essence
- Heart of the matter
- Basic idea
- Basic picture
- Nuts and bolts
- Main point
- Nub
- Heart
- Central meaning
- Nitty-gritty
More clues leading to the result THEME
- Motif
- Kind of park or song
- Subject
- Kind of song or park
- Topic
- Adding certain letters to phrases to mark the 30th anniversary of the seminal "Elk Cloner" computer virus, e.g.
- Melodic fragment
- Recurring melody
- This puzzle's is "M-O-M" phrases
- Writing assignment
More clues leading to the result POINT
- "1 see your ___"
- A pencil's end
- Heart of the matter
- Show the way
- Gist
- Give the finger?
- __ Judity, R.I.
- Free-throw reward
- Tapered end
- Pencil need
More clues leading to the result CRUX
- Gist
- Pivotal point
- Heart
- Basic story
- Point
- Heart of the matter
- Nitty-gritty
- Nub
- Decisive stage
- Central feature
More clues leading to the result ESSENCE
- Magazine whose 2013 cover models have included Janelle Monáe and Serena Williams
- Crux
- Gist
- Main point
- Gist or quiddity
- Kernel
- Nitty-gritty
- Intrinsic nature
- Heart and soul
- Perfume
More clues leading to the result KEYNOTE
- Convention speaker's speech
- Tonic, in music
- Kick off the convention
- Main address
- Important address
- Convention speech
- Kind of speech or speaker
- Speaker's designation
- Big talk at a convention
- Focus speech