Pivotal point
The crossword clue "Pivotal point" is answered by CRUX, a 4-letter entry. Used 33 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 9 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 33 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 9 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.
- HINGE (8 uses in xd)
- CENTEROFGRAVITY (2 uses in xd)
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