Heart of the matter
The crossword clue "Heart of the matter" is answered by GIST, a 4-letter entry. Used 54 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus.
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GIST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GIST answer page.
Used 54 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GIST
Every other clue in this collection answered by GIST, most used first.
- Essence - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Main point - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Main idea - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Basic idea - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- General idea - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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