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ESSENTIAL is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for ESSENTIAL.

14 total results for ESSENTIAL( score: 50 )

5 results for ESSENTIAL from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Mar 1, 201530ARequired (2)Finn VigelandShortz
Sat Dec 21, 201331DLike many nutrientsTodd Gross and David SteinbergShortz
Sun Jun 3, 201244DRequired (2)Patrick BerryShortz
Sat Apr 4, 20094DHardly necessaryMatt GinsbergShortz
Thu May 18, 200031DHardly extraneousPatrick D. BerryShortz
2 results for ESSENTIAL from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Oct 16, 2016AcrosticIDerived from an external source, as a nutrientEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Jul 4, 2004Cryptic11ANecessary small bit of enzyme in saltine crackers (9)Richard SilvestriShortz
7 results for ESSENTIAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Sep 7, 199127AIntrinsicDaniel GirardiMaleska
Tue Aug 20, 199123DBasicLouis SabinMaleska
Sat Sep 29, 198424ABasicJesse RoarkeMaleska
Tue Aug 14, 197331DBasicUnknownWeng
Sun Mar 16, 19526DRequired.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Jul 28, 194680ANecessary.A. H. CookFarrar
Sun Feb 15, 194269DHighly important.Charles ErlenkotterFarrar
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