Essential — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Essential”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 21st Dec 2025. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Essential” is NEED (4 letters).
We last saw “Essential” in NYT Crossword on 21st Dec 2025.
The 4-letter answer for “Essential” is NEED.
Other possible answers we’ve seen for “Essential” include CORE, MUST.
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