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Lifeblood

Answer: ESSENCE - 7 letters

The crossword clue "Lifeblood" is answered by ESSENCE, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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ESSENCE

ESSENCE

7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESSENCE answer page.

6Times used
6Distinct years
2026Most recent year
5Publications

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ESSENCE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ESSENCE, most used first.

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  • Intrinsic nature - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
  • Basic nature - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
  • Core - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
  • Heart and soul - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
  • Pith - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
  • Heart - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
  • Intrinsic quality - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
  • Quiddity - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
  • Soul - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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