Answer: LINCHPIN
LINCHPIN is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 9 times.
Referring Clues:
- Critical element
 - Mainstay
 - Key element
 - Keystone
 - Axle insert
 - Vital person or thing
 - Piece that holds the rest together
 - Crucial component
 - Crucial unifying element
 
Last Seen In:
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 10, 2018
 - LA Times - August 21, 2016
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 06, 2015
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 15, 2013
 - Washington Post - October 10, 2012
 - Universal - April 26, 2011
 - New York Times - December 30, 2008
 - New York Sun - May 02, 2008
 - New York Sun - February 22, 2007
 - New York Times - March 24, 2000
 - New York Times - May 22, 1998
 
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