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Essential Crossword Clue
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Crossword clue last updated: 21/04/2026
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Hint 1: Meaning
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" .
Hint 2: Synonyms
KEY, NEED, VITAL
Hint 3: Best answers
NEED, KEY, NEEDED
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Synonyms for Essential
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| A major, maybe | 10% |
| A major, maybe extremely kamikaze, back in army | 10% |
| A or E, but not I | 10% |
| Absolutely essential | 10% |
| Absolutely necessary | 10% |
| Addiction | 10% |
| After losing heart, gained miss | 10% |
| Answer sheet | 10% |
| Articulated joint performed as required | 10% |
| Bad straits | 10% |
| Basic | 10% |
| Basic - unadorned | 10% |
| Basic issue recalled about stuff, including redundancy, primarily | 10% |
| Be in want of | 10% |
| Be obliged to work with hands when caught | 10% |
| Be short of | 10% |
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| Beggary | 10% |
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| Born, then died, one no longer essential | 10% |
| Brooks's direction waiving unneeded extras | 10% |
| C minor, for one | 10% |
| Call for | 10% |
| Can't do without | 10% |
| Change of scenery, as needed | 10% |
| Characteristic of life | 10% |
| Charity's calculation | 10% |
| Chief | 10% |
| Church ___ | 10% |
| Code breaker | 10% |
| Codebreaker's discovery | 10% |
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| Crave | 10% |
| Craving | 10% |
| Critically important | 10% |
| Crucial | 10% |
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What's the best solution for Essential?
The most likely answer for the crossword clue Essential is NEED. Other possible answers include KEY, NEEDED, VITAL, INHERENT, NECESSARY, NOFRILLS, IMPERATIVE, INDISPENSABLE, among others.
How many solutions are there for Essential?
We have found 23 possible answers for the crossword clue Essential.
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What is another word for Essential?
We list 15 synonyms related to Essential. Common alternatives include CRUCIAL, NECESSARY, NECESSITY, REQUISITE.
Which crosswords feature clues like Essential?
Clues like Essential often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Times Specialist, Daily Star, Financial Times Polymath, Sunday Express, Daily Express, among others.
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