Answer: BASIS
BASIS is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 36 times.
Referring Clues:
- Foundation
 - Groundwork
 - Amount from which to figure sale profit
 - Underlying principle
 - Bottom
 - Chief ingredient
 - Fundamental ingredient
 - Cost or trial follower
 - Grounds
 - Fundamental principle
 - Part of a capital-gain calculation
 - Justification
 - Presupposition
 - Underpinning
 - Starting point
 - Foundation for something
 - Rationale
 - Foundation, as of an argument
 - Cornerstone
 - Reason
 - Main ingredient
 - Principle
 - Footing
 - On a need-to-know ___
 - Underpinnings
 - Ground
 - Foundation of an argument
 - Idea's foundation
 - Need-to-know ___
 - Logical rationale
 - On a first-name ___
 - What the first letters of this puzzles' superheroes aptly spell
 - Mild soap brand
 - Foundation for an argument
 - Creative inspiration
 - On a daily ___
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - September 01, 2025
 - USA Today - June 30, 2025
 - New York Times - November 10, 2023
 - USA Today - September 22, 2023
 - LA Times - May 15, 2023
 - New York Times - February 02, 2023
 - LA Times - December 07, 2022
 - New York Times - August 12, 2022
 - USA Today - July 20, 2022
 - LA Times - December 13, 2021
 - Netword - November 21, 2020
 - LA Times - October 28, 2020
 - LA Times - September 18, 2020
 - Universal - April 01, 2020
 - New York Times - November 11, 2019
 - Universal - September 29, 2019
 - Netword - September 24, 2019
 - Universal - August 04, 2019
 - USA Today - July 18, 2019
 - USA Today - July 08, 2019
 
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