National crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “National” are HOME, with 4 letters. Below are 8 answers from 4 to 8 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

HOME 4 letters · adjective

inside the country “the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”

PUBLIC 6 letters · adjective

not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole “the public good”

FEDERAL 7 letters · adjective

national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units “the Federal Bureau of Investigation”

DOMESTIC 8 letters · adjective

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation “domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction”

Telling them apart

With 8 squares, DOMESTIC, INTERNAL, INTERIOR and CONGRESS all fit. The sixth letter tells them all apart: T → DOMESTIC · N → INTERNAL · I → INTERIOR · E → CONGRESS. 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: “nationals” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “national” means

• adjective: of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country (“national hero”)
• adjective: limited to or in the interests of a particular nation (“national interests”)
• adjective: concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country (“the national government”)
• adjective: owned or maintained for the public by the national government (“national parks”)

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 NATIONAL, and words whose definition is NATIONAL. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.