Clues for the word "PITH"
We've had 65 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 181 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on May 14, 2026.
Definition of pith
- n. - The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue.
- n. - The spongy interior substance of a feather.
- n. - The spinal cord; the marrow.
- n. - Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith.
- v. t. - To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.
Referring Clues
- Heart of the matter
- ___ helmet (safari wear)
- Essence
- Core
- Meat
- Marrow
- Kind of helmet
- Heart or soul
- Central part
- Nitty-gritty
- Tropical helmet material
- Helmet type
- Important part
- Part of a plant stem
- ___ helmet: safari wear
- Essential part
- Jungle helmet material
- Helmet material
- Heart
- Tropical helmet material, perhaps
- Safari helmet material, perhaps
- Helmet type for a safari leader
- Type of helmet
- Helmet material in the tropics
- Kind of helmet in safari films
- ___ helmet: safari wear
- Vital part
- Substance
- Bare bones
- Heart or essence
- Crux
- Substantial meaning
- Soft plant tissue
- Soft core
- Crux of the matter
- Inside of a stem
- ___ helmet
- Essential element
- Most essential element
- Gist
- White inner skin of an orange
- Core - essence
- The white part of the orange
- White tissue in oranges
- Orange's white?
- Lining of rind - important part
- Succinctness
- Fibrous part of fruit - essence
- Rind lining
- Helmet on a safari
- Substance hot after excavation
- Plant tissue in marrow
- 27-Down helmet
- Mine hard substance
- Bitter part of an orange
- The white stuff in an orange
- White part of an orange
- The essence of an epithet
- ___ helmet (salakot relative)
- White part of a citrus rind
- White part of a tangerine
- ___ helmet: safari accessory
- White part of citrus fruit
- White part of a grapefruit
- Oft-discarded part of an orange
Last Seen In
- New York Times - May 14, 2026
- New York Times - February 24, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 26, 2025
- Daily American - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 25, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 18, 2025
- Daily American - February 02, 2025
- Daily American - October 10, 2024
- New York Times - October 10, 2024
- Daily American - July 29, 2024
- USA Today - June 18, 2024
- LA Times - June 03, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 27, 2024
- USA Today - February 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 19, 2024
- LA Times - August 16, 2023
- Daily American - July 24, 2023
- USA Today - June 10, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 24, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 12, 2023
- Daily American - February 02, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - February 01, 2023
- New York Times - December 26, 2022
- Daily American - October 10, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - September 08, 2022
- Daily American - July 29, 2022
- Universal - February 01, 2018
- USA Today - January 24, 2018
- New York Times - January 11, 2018
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