The clue "essence" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 16, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "CRUX", a 4-letter word.
Solution CRUX is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution CRUX is 4 letters long. We have 34 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 414 solutions. The longest is TOTALITY OF ASSOCIATIONS with 22 letters, and the shortest is ENS with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 22 letters long.