Crossword answer
PIVOTAL
7 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 14 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 1, 2026
Letter pattern
PIVOTAL
Clues that lead to PIVOTAL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Crucial7Evening StandardAug 1, 2026
Of crucial importance7Evening StandardJan 9, 2026
Decisive7NewsdayOct 23, 2025
About PIVOTAL in crosswords
PIVOTAL is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 14 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Crucial” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 1, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
TUREENSSoup crockery
BANDANAPiece of cloth tied around the head
FATIGUEWeariness
RADIOEDTransmitted
ARTDECOSource of Machine Age imagery
REROLLSExercises a Yahtzee option
YOUROCK"Nice job, dude!"
ASPIRINCan help one's headache when pickled in Paris
ALIBABACompany with a $25 billion IPO (2014)
WISHARTGeorge __, Scottish Protestant burned as a heretic in 1546 (7)
INSTEADAs an alternative (7)
HEAVEHOSailors' cry
NULLIFYWipe out impact of yen in full meltdown
ADSPACESource of paper profits
Every appearance of PIVOTAL (14)
Click to expand · newest first
Aug 1, 2026
Crucial · Evening Standard · 13 Across
May 23, 2026
Crucial · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Jan 9, 2026
Of crucial importance · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Dec 27, 2025
Of crucial importance · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Nov 17, 2025
Crucial · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Oct 23, 2025
Decisive · Newsday · Down
Nov 15, 2024
Of crucial importance · The Independent · 13 Down
Mar 21, 2023
Of crucial importance · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 27, 2022
Crucial · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Jun 29, 2021
Crucial · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Mar 16, 2021
Crucial · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Jul 21, 2020
Of crucial importance · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Nov 26, 2019
Of crucial importance · Evening Standard · 19 Down
May 28, 2019
Of crucial importance · Evening Standard · 19 Down