The clue "Crucial element" last appeared in the Newsday.com crossword on March 22, 2020. The correct answer for this puzzle is "KEY", a 3-letter word.
Solution KEY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution KEY is 3 letters long. We have 0 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 2 solutions. The longest is ESSENCE with 7 letters, and the shortest is KEY with 3 letters.
Correct, clue "CRUCIAL ELEMENT" is currently one of the top traffic spikes (detected on 27 Dec 2025). Clearly, many find it tricky to solve!
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Solutions are between 3 and 7 letters long.