Must crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Must” are MENDING, with 7 letters. Below are 6 answers from 7 to 10 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

MENDING 7 letters · noun

garments that must be repaired

ESSENTIAL 9 letters · adjective

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary “essential tools and materials”

CROSSROADS 10 letters · noun

a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

Telling them apart

With 10 squares, CROSSROADS, SACROSANCT and INVIOLABLE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → CROSSROADS · S → SACROSANCT · I → INVIOLABLE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “musts” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “must” means

• noun: a necessary or essential thing (“seat belts are an absolute must”)
• noun: grape juice before or during fermentation
• noun: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy
• adjective: highly recommended (“a book that is must reading”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as MUST, and words whose definition is MUST. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.