Clues for the word "CRITICAL"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 39 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on April 12, 2025.
Definition of critical
- n. - Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
- n. - Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
- n. - Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
- n. - Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
- n. - Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
- n. - Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation.
Referring Clues
- Pressing
- All-important
- Life-and-death
- Make-or-break
- Decisive
- Faultfinding
- Disparaging
- Absolutely necessary
- Fault-Finding
- At a turning point
- Indispensable
- Crucial
- Finding fault is crucial
- Really, really important
- All-important - disparaging
- Decisive - grave
- Decisive - fault-finding
- Credit italic letters as being decisive
- Censorious to a dangerous degree?
- Making negative judgments
- Reviewer's heartless, antisocial and uncomplimentary
- Finding fault with grave
- Essential
- Key
- Major's really sick
- Imperative
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - April 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 18, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 08, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 09, 2024
- LA Times - December 08, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 10, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - April 12, 2023
- Universal - December 17, 2017
- Guardian Quick - September 25, 2017
- Mirror Quick - September 02, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - April 12, 2017
- Family Time - May 09, 2016
- Universal - July 23, 2015
- Guardian Quick - May 11, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - August 22, 2013
- Guardian Quick - July 07, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 22, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 15, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - June 12, 2012
- Guardian Quiptic - July 25, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 14, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 13, 2010
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - September 05, 2010
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 31, 2010
- USA Today - July 07, 2010
- Guardian Quick - February 20, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 04, 2008
- LA Times - July 13, 2008
- USA Today - December 06, 2007
- And in 9 more crossword puzzles...