Emerald, essentially
The crossword clue "Emerald, essentially" is answered by BERYL, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2010; 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
BERYL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BERYL answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2010; 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 clues for BERYL
Every other clue in this collection answered by BERYL, most used first.
- Emerald or aquamarine - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Emerald, for one - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Transparent gem - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Emerald, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Gem mineral - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Pie cuts, essentially - RADII, used 22 times
- Crowbar, essentially - LEVER, used 13 times
- From the Emerald Isle - IRISH, used 10 times
- Spokes, essentially - RADII, used 10 times
- Amber, essentially - RESIN, used 8 times
- Dice, essentially - CUBES, used 6 times
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