Central idea
The crossword clue "Central idea" is answered by THEME, a 5-letter entry. Used 30 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
THEME
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THEME answer page.
Used 30 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 12 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.
- MAINFOCUS (1 uses in xd)
- MAINPOINT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for THEME
Every other clue in this collection answered by THEME, most used first.
- Motif - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Unifying idea - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Topic - used 23 times, most recently in 2011
- Main idea - used 21 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.
- Central Florida city - OCALA, used 100 times
- Central - INNER, used 50 times
- Central part - MIDST, used 27 times
- "I have no idea" - GOTME, used 24 times
- Central New York city - UTICA, used 23 times
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