Basic stuff
The crossword clue "Basic stuff" is answered by ALKALI, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ALKALI
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALKALI answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 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.
- STAPLES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALKALI
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALKALI, most used first.
- Acid neutralizer - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Base - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Acid's opposite - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- High-pH compound - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- High-pH substance - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- It turns litmus paper blue - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Basic beliefs - TENETS, used 15 times
- Sidewalk stuff - CEMENT, used 13 times
- Basic need - STAPLE, used 11 times
- Basic chords - TRIADS, used 9 times
- The green stuff on copper - PATINA, used 9 times
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