The basics
The crossword clue "The basics" is answered by ABCS, a 4-letter entry. Used 42 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABCS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABCS answer page.
Used 42 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BRASSTACKS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABCS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABCS, most used first.
- Basics - used 263 times, most recently in 2026
- Fundamentals - used 168 times, most recently in 2026
- Rudiments - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Kindergarten basics - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Grade-school basics - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Preschool basics - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- "Sesame Street" basics - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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