Clues for the word "GIST"
We've had 82 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 375 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Sunday crossword on February 08, 2026.
Definition of gist
- n. - A resting place.
- n. - The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.
Referring Clues
- Kernel
- Main point
- Essence
- Heart
- Substance
- Main idea
- Central point
- Point
- Crux
- Heart of the matter
- Long and short of it
- Meat
- Essential part
- Crux of the matter
- General meaning
- General idea
- Nub
- General picture
- Principal part
- Main meaning
- Central idea
- Key element
- Essential point
- Essential meaning
- Nitty-gritty
- Basic idea
- Core
- Central significance
- The heart of the matter
- Main takeaway
- Meat, so to speak
- Key point
- Key point
- Key point
- Meaning
- Meaning
- Meaning
- Most important point
- Drift
- Basic point
- You'll get it from CliffsNotes
- The very essence
- Central part of an argument
- Central meaning
- Sense
- Upshot
- Heart and soul
- Main message
- Main part
- Thrust
- Very heart
- Sum and substance
- Basic concept
- Essence ... and, read differently, a hint to six puzzle answers
- Main point of an idea
- Crux or core
- Main theme
- Significance
- Core meaning
- In essence, a literal misstatement
- Is replacing all within government? That makes basic sense
- The point in running is to win
- Basic meaning
- Essence of matter
- The soldier's a good man in essence
- Serving Americans, time is the essence
- The main point of logistics?
- Soldiers take time to get the general idea
- Main points
- "The Soldier's Tale" starts with the Colonel, say?
- Point made by soldier meeting saint
- Substance found in morning is troublesome
- Central theme
- Kernel of a concept
- Purposeful drift
- Joe, by the way, is the tenor
- Central meaning of a theme
- Essential point, as of an important matter
- Meat of the matter
- "Get the ___?" ("Understand?")
- "I get the ___" ("That generally makes sense")
- Point to "get"
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 08, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 09, 2026
- Mirror Daily - October 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 14, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - July 13, 2025
- New York Times - July 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 17, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 07, 2025
- LA Times - May 02, 2025
- New York Times - April 27, 2025
- LA Times - March 23, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 05, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 29, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - December 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 28, 2024
- USA Today - December 26, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - December 01, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 12, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 27, 2024
- Daily American - October 23, 2024
- New York Times - October 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 28, 2024
- And in 345 more crossword puzzles...