The clue "backbone" last appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 23, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "MAINSTAY", a 8-letter word.
Solution MAINSTAY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution MAINSTAY is 8 letters long. We have 15 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 128 solutions. The longest is INTESTINAL FORTITUDE with 19 letters, and the shortest is ARM with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 19 letters long.