Answer: KERNEL
KERNEL is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 48 times.
Referring Clues:
- Part of an ear
 - Bit of truth?
 - Essence
 - Gist
 - Heart
 - Central part
 - Corn unit
 - Whole seed grain
 - Wheat seed
 - Bit of truth
 - Corn bit
 - Bit of corn
 - Ear component
 - Core of a computer's operating system
 - Corny bit?
 - Popcorn unit
 - Seed
 - Bit of grain
 - Ear item
 - Ear piece
 - Unpopped corn
 - Unpopped popcorn
 - Core
 - Nucleus
 - Small nugget, as of the truth
 - Ear piece?
 - Corn seed
 - It's in a shell
 - Truth unit?
 - Corny bit
 - Nut part
 - Orville Redenbacher's unit
 - Piece of corn
 - Nut
 - Popcorn piece
 - Ear item
 - Innermost part
 - Niblet
 - Corn piece
 - Jiffy Pop bit
 - Bit of succotash
 - Popcorn bit
 - Ear lobe?
 - Wheat grain
 - Unpopped piece of popcorn
 - Bit at the bottom of a tub
 - Essence of an idea
 - Unit of corn or wisdom
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - March 17, 2025
 - LA Times - December 20, 2024
 - New York Times - May 12, 2024
 - LA Times - April 18, 2024
 - USA Today - November 03, 2023
 - USA Today - May 03, 2023
 - New York Times - April 22, 2023
 - LA Times - March 13, 2023
 - New York Times - March 05, 2023
 - LA Times - March 03, 2022
 - Netword - May 06, 2021
 - Netword - September 13, 2020
 - LA Times - January 07, 2019
 - USA Today - October 02, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - August 05, 2018
 - New York Times - May 27, 2018
 - Netword - December 18, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 15, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 20, 2017
 - Universal - July 14, 2017
 
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