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Clue: "Critical"
"Critical" is a New York Times crossword puzzle clue that we have seen 22 times. When there are multiple answers, the answers are sorted by the most recently seen.
Most likely answer
KEY
Possible answers
KEY
DIRE
VITAL
DOORDIE
GRAVE
ACUTE
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