Pivotal Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 26 Apr 2023

Showing 34 Matching Answers

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KEY
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
One of 88 on a pianoCrossword Clue
EssentialCrossword Clue
Teacher's answer sheetCrossword Clue
Item in a super’s setCrossword Clue
Unlocking toolCrossword Clue
CrucialCrossword Clue
Paper with the answers on itCrossword Clue
___ lime pieCrossword Clue
What context is, in a sayingCrossword Clue

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CRUCIAL
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
KeyCrossword Clue
Company will sound decisiveCrossword Clue
Pivotal, criticalCrossword Clue
Absolutely essentialCrossword Clue
Vital for credit union agents to be onlineCrossword Clue
Important old Irish police independent in stateCrossword Clue
Very important circular shortly to be distributedCrossword Clue

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POLAR
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chris Van Allsburg's "The ___ Express"Crossword Clue
Like AntarcticaCrossword Clue
Big name in seltzerCrossword Clue
Quite coldCrossword Clue
Of the far north or southCrossword Clue
Like some oppositesCrossword Clue
ArcticCrossword Clue
Like some regions that experience midnight sunCrossword Clue
___ oppositesCrossword Clue
___ ice capsCrossword Clue

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AXIAL
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Kind of symmetry or rotationCrossword Clue
The first "A" in CAT scanCrossword Clue
___ skeletonCrossword Clue
One by one, receives two introductions to algebra, involving X/YCrossword Clue
Like a imaginary line about which a body rotatesCrossword Clue
Side motorists adopt left of imaginary lineCrossword Clue
Kind of symmetryCrossword Clue
Relating to a line of rotationCrossword Clue
Mostly everyone follows a team along the centreCrossword Clue

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FOCAL
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
___ point (where lines converge)Crossword Clue
CentralCrossword Clue
The "f" in f-stopCrossword Clue
___ point (center of activity)Crossword Clue
Kind of pointCrossword Clue
___ pointCrossword Clue
Relating to the centreCrossword Clue
Relating to the centre of reorganised stateCrossword Clue

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SEMINAL
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Cup tie, if lost, will be momentousCrossword Clue
FormativeCrossword Clue
Description of fluid in malesCrossword Clue
InfluentialCrossword Clue
Important guarantee saving timeCrossword Clue
Important lesson — change sidesCrossword Clue
Important lesson - change sidesCrossword Clue
Important if knocked out of cup gameCrossword Clue

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STRATEGIC
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
CalculatedCrossword Clue
Trained tiger cats, using a cunning planCrossword Clue
Like a calculated moveCrossword Clue
Calculated harm to banning e-cigarettesCrossword Clue
Sort of weapons I secure in wagons heading for the WestCrossword Clue
Critical for the Oriental to quit smoking cigarettesCrossword Clue
Resistance in Texas, say, by US soldier, cold and calculatedCrossword Clue
Resistance in territory by soldier, cold and calculatedCrossword Clue

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FULCRUM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Turning pointCrossword Clue
Pivotal point thoroughly reduced? A little reducedCrossword Clue
Duck out of nasty cold drink - whats the point?Crossword Clue
Support point for leverCrossword Clue
Seesaw pivotCrossword Clue
Point of leverageCrossword Clue
Almost complete century with spirit and supportCrossword Clue
PivotCrossword Clue
Support near perfect vineyard with moneyCrossword Clue
Stuffed with soft bread (ends cut off) and raising agent?Crossword Clue

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AXIS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
x, y or zCrossword Clue
Alliance of powersCrossword Clue
Line labeled x or y in plane geometryCrossword Clue
AllianceCrossword Clue
Graph lineCrossword Clue
Part of a graphCrossword Clue
x or y, on graphsCrossword Clue
Earth's line of rotationCrossword Clue
Graph lineCrossword Clue
"x" or "y" number line, in graphingCrossword Clue

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CENTEROFGRAVITY
15 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
In America, where an attractive force may be said to act for the capital of Virginia?Crossword Clue
Balancing pointCrossword Clue
Tightrope walker's concernCrossword Clue
Tightrope walker's concernCrossword Clue
Mass midpointCrossword Clue
Balance pointCrossword Clue
Focal pointCrossword Clue
Serious lineman?Crossword Clue
VCrossword Clue
Balance pointCrossword Clue

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CRISES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Grieves about middle of Louisiana and perilous timesCrossword Clue
High-stress situationsCrossword Clue
Dire situations, and, if reparsed, a clue to making sense of six pairs of Across answersCrossword Clue
Leaders of countries resist insurgencies, sending extra soldiers for emergenciesCrossword Clue
Hollers about small emergenciesCrossword Clue
Desperate situations increase in Civil ServiceCrossword Clue
Emergencies arising from constant responses to provocationCrossword Clue
Dire situationsCrossword Clue
Disasters when cakes without filling rise internallyCrossword Clue
Disasters when cakes without filling rise internallyCrossword Clue

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CRUX
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Decisive pointCrossword Clue
HeartCrossword Clue
Essential partCrossword Clue
Main pointCrossword Clue
Wine before kiss, that’s the heart of itCrossword Clue
Key pointCrossword Clue
HeartCrossword Clue
Heart of the matterCrossword Clue
EssenceCrossword Clue
Main pointCrossword Clue

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CRUXES
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Endless dirt: it is recurrent, creating baffling problemsCrossword Clue
Endless dirt: it is recurrent, creating baffling problemsCrossword Clue
Main pointsCrossword Clue
Essential pointsCrossword Clue
Puzzling thingsCrossword Clue

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DDAYS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Critical timesCrossword Clue
Critical times, military-styleCrossword Clue
Launch timesCrossword Clue
Launch datesCrossword Clue
Launch datesCrossword Clue
Make-or-break datesCrossword Clue
Decisive timesCrossword Clue
Times for actionCrossword Clue
Critical times of attackCrossword Clue
Critical times of attackCrossword Clue

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ELEVEN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Number of Chinese zodiac signs that are real animalsCrossword Clue
Gridiron groupCrossword Clue
Number of sides for a hendecagonCrossword Clue
An hour before midnightCrossword Clue
Baker's dozen minus twoCrossword Clue
Smallest two-digit primeCrossword Clue
Hour before midnight or middayCrossword Clue
Heart of Mexico's teamCrossword Clue
Vegas naturalCrossword Clue
Millie Bobby Brown's character in "Stranger Things"Crossword Clue

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FULCRA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Skilful craftsman's hingesCrossword Clue
Pivots about which levers turnCrossword Clue
Purchasing points all but replete with stuff miles awayCrossword Clue
Pivoting pointsCrossword Clue
Pivot pointsCrossword Clue
Seesaw supportsCrossword Clue
Turning points in making purchasesCrossword Clue
Turning points in making purchasesCrossword Clue
PivotsCrossword Clue
PivotsCrossword Clue

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HEARTLANDS
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Earls hadnt abandoned central territoryCrossword Clue
Middle England carrying light suit?Crossword Clue
Important areasCrossword Clue

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HINGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It’s used to hang a doorCrossword Clue
Cabinet member?Crossword Clue
Shutter hardwareCrossword Clue
Coffee Meets Bagel alternativeCrossword Clue
Turner's affair, heading off to SpainCrossword Clue
Depend (on)Crossword Clue
Door swingerCrossword Clue
Trunk hardwareCrossword Clue
Part of a door or a laptopCrossword Clue
Door openerCrossword Clue

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MELTINGPOINT
12 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
State-changing temperatureCrossword Clue
At which ice turns to waterCrossword Clue

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TOE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Digit on a footCrossword Clue
Something squeezed when trying on a pair of shoesCrossword Clue
Foot partCrossword Clue
Lower digitCrossword Clue
Pivot for PavlovaCrossword Clue
Foot partCrossword Clue
Croc's tipCrossword Clue
___ the lineCrossword Clue
Low digit?Crossword Clue
Low digit?Crossword Clue

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CENTREOFGRAVITY
15 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Point at which weight is concentrated = vCrossword Clue
Ferret gone, virtually spiralling into hole where downward force actsCrossword Clue
Through which weight falls very little?Crossword Clue
No light-hearted meeting-place where the effect of weight is feltCrossword Clue
V is like a funeral parlourCrossword Clue
Most important part is often very tragic, if misguidedCrossword Clue
Focal point, to VictoriaCrossword Clue

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DDAY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crucial timeCrossword Clue
6/6/1944, familiarlyCrossword Clue
Its 80-year anniversary was observed in June of 2024Crossword Clue
When party leader took eve off?Crossword Clue
06/06/1944Crossword Clue
Make-or-break timeCrossword Clue
June 6, 1944Crossword Clue
Make-or-break timeCrossword Clue
Operation Overlord’s launchCrossword Clue
Make-or-break timeCrossword Clue

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XAXES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Basic plot lines?Crossword Clue
Horizontal graph linesCrossword Clue
Horizontal lines on graphsCrossword Clue
Bottom lines?Crossword Clue
Horizontal lines in graphingCrossword Clue
Horizontal graph linesCrossword Clue
Horizontal graph linesCrossword Clue
Base linesCrossword Clue
Graphs' horizontal reference linesCrossword Clue
Time lines, perhapsCrossword Clue

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GIMBAL
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Compass attachment in brig Im balancing?Crossword Clue
Stabilizing part of a ship's compassCrossword Clue
Device that keeps a ship's compass levelCrossword Clue
Criminal following American soldier and doctor with a stabilising applianceCrossword Clue
Stabilizer of a ship's compassCrossword Clue
Device that keeps something horizontal while its support tipsCrossword Clue
Gyroscope ringCrossword Clue
Ship's compass stabilizerCrossword Clue

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ROWLOCK
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
One holding a blade in fight with rugby playerCrossword Clue
One seen on boat in brawl at barCrossword Clue
Fitting that serves as fulcrum for an oarCrossword Clue
Wise one with hazard to shipping around gets support for boats propellerCrossword Clue
Fulcrum for oarCrossword Clue
Fuss over rugby player attached to racing boatCrossword Clue

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MIDWAY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chicago alternative to O'HareCrossword Clue
Naval battle in deep water, primarily in spring?Crossword Clue
Centre route thats half the distanceCrossword Clue
PM admitted I had worries to start with”Crossword Clue
My identity was almost suppressed in the centreCrossword Clue
Central pointCrossword Clue
Carnival stripCrossword Clue
Unclear about directionCrossword Clue
Unclear about directionCrossword Clue
O'Hare alternativeCrossword Clue

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ORAN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
North African seaportCrossword Clue
Port city in AlgeriaCrossword Clue
City across the Mediterranean from CartagenaCrossword Clue
Algerian coastal cityCrossword Clue
North African portCrossword Clue
Algerian seaportCrossword Clue
Setting of Camus' "The Plague"Crossword Clue
Algerian portCrossword Clue
Algerian portCrossword Clue
Algerian seaportCrossword Clue

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WILSON
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Prime Minister once in slow danceCrossword Clue
Land inspiring orchestra leader onceCrossword Clue
Rebel ___, Australian actorCrossword Clue
Heartless decrees by working president onceCrossword Clue
2020 and 2022 WNBA MVP A'jaCrossword Clue
One line redacted in documents, working for old PMCrossword Clue
WWI presidentCrossword Clue
See 15Crossword Clue
President of Princeton, then the U.SCrossword Clue
President during W.W. ICrossword Clue

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ESSENTIALORGANS
15 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Some donated itemsCrossword Clue
Heart and brainCrossword Clue
Heart and brainCrossword Clue
Heart and liverCrossword Clue

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HUB
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Kennedy for American, e.gCrossword Clue
Airport like Atlanta'sCrossword Clue
Nerve centerCrossword Clue
Atlanta, for Delta Air LinesCrossword Clue
Busy airportCrossword Clue
Busy airportCrossword Clue
Bustling centerCrossword Clue
CenterCrossword Clue
Busy airportCrossword Clue
Place with many airline connectionsCrossword Clue

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GOOSENECK
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
*Spout shape for some kettlesCrossword Clue
Christmas meal, followed by kiss and an elegantly carved pipeCrossword Clue
Christmas meal, followed by kiss and an elegantly carved pipeCrossword Clue
Manipulable lampCrossword Clue
Flexible type of desk lampCrossword Clue
Part of a lamp, perhapsCrossword Clue
Type of lampCrossword Clue
Kind of lampCrossword Clue
Curved part of a lampCrossword Clue
Type of lampCrossword Clue

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BOLEYN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Number two of six for Henry VIIICrossword Clue
Anne ___ (figure in Broadway's "Six")Crossword Clue
Second wife of Henry VIIICrossword Clue
Anne who was the mother of Elizabeth ICrossword Clue
The Other ___, historical novel by Philippa 3Crossword Clue
Anne played in film by Natalie Portman and Vanessa RedgraveCrossword Clue
Second of Henry VIII's sixCrossword Clue
Anne ___, mother of Elizabeth ICrossword Clue
See 26Crossword Clue
Last name of a 1533 brideCrossword Clue

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TITULAR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
So-calledCrossword Clue
___ character (common protagonist)Crossword Clue
NominalCrossword Clue
NominalCrossword Clue
Awful unbridled brutality of a 26 for oneCrossword Clue
Tense during peculiar ritual in name onlyCrossword Clue
In name onlyCrossword Clue
Honorary Tory leader implicated in kinky ritualCrossword Clue
Honorary Tory leader implicated in kinky ritualCrossword Clue
Official brutality exposed and condemnedCrossword Clue

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CENTERPIECE
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Arrangement on the tableCrossword Clue
Cornucopia on Thanksgiving, oftenCrossword Clue

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Showing 34 Matching Answers

KEY

9 RELATED CLUES

CRUCIAL

7 RELATED CLUES

POLAR

10 RELATED CLUES

AXIAL

9 RELATED CLUES

FOCAL

8 RELATED CLUES

SEMINAL

8 RELATED CLUES

STRATEGIC

8 RELATED CLUES

FULCRUM

10 RELATED CLUES

AXIS

10 RELATED CLUES

CENTEROFGRAVITY

10 RELATED CLUES

CRISES

10 RELATED CLUES

CRUX

10 RELATED CLUES

CRUXES

5 RELATED CLUES

DDAYS

10 RELATED CLUES

ELEVEN

10 RELATED CLUES

FULCRA

10 RELATED CLUES

HEARTLANDS

3 RELATED CLUES

HINGE

10 RELATED CLUES

MELTINGPOINT

2 RELATED CLUES

TOE

10 RELATED CLUES

CENTREOFGRAVITY

7 RELATED CLUES

DDAY

10 RELATED CLUES

XAXES

10 RELATED CLUES

GIMBAL

8 RELATED CLUES

ROWLOCK

6 RELATED CLUES

MIDWAY

10 RELATED CLUES

ORAN

10 RELATED CLUES

WILSON

10 RELATED CLUES

ESSENTIALORGANS

4 RELATED CLUES

HUB

10 RELATED CLUES

GOOSENECK

10 RELATED CLUES

BOLEYN

10 RELATED CLUES

TITULAR

10 RELATED CLUES

CENTERPIECE

2 RELATED CLUES

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