Main point
The crossword clue "Main point" is answered by CRUX, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CRUX
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CRUX answer page.
Used 29 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 13 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.
- THRUST (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for CRUX
Every other clue in this collection answered by CRUX, most used first.
- Pivotal point - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Heart of the matter - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Heart - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- High point - ACME, used 277 times
- Highest point - ACME, used 145 times
- At any point - EVER, used 139 times
- High point - APEX, used 123 times
- Highest point - APEX, used 90 times
- Main point - GIST, used 78 times
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