Main ideas Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Main ideas” from the New York Times crossword of May 31, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 31, 2026
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GISTS is the answer to “Main ideas”. It means the main point.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
The main point.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: ISSGT.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Hearts of the matters”.
More clues from the New York Times (May 31, 2026)
Across
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- 14. Help-wanted letters3 letters, starts with SSOS
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- 20. Coin with 12 stars around the border4 letters, starts with EEURO
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- 22. Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across11 letters, starts with SSWITZERLAND
- 24. One involved with checks and balances9 letters, starts with TTREASURER
- 26. Without4 letters, starts with SSANS
- 27. Green spaces8 letters, starts with PPASTURES
- 29. Hero of Arabian tales7 letters, starts with AALIBABA
- 30. In the past3 letters, starts with AAGO
- 31. ___ Mahal3 letters, starts with TTAJ
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- 34. Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event)5 letters, starts with DDERBY
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- 39. Fuel-efficient Toyota5 letters, starts with PPRIUS
- 40. Main ideas5 letters, starts with GGISTS
- 41. Athletic skill mastered by 116-Across7 letters, starts with AARCHERY
- 44. W-9 fig.3 letters, starts with SSSN
- 45. Banned substance, in sports lingo3 letters, starts with PPED
- 46. Diego Rivera project5 letters, starts with MMURAL
- 48. Apt name for a lawyer3 letters, starts with SSUE
- 49. Laughed loudly6 letters, starts with RROARED
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- 53. Like the Statue of Liberty at night5 letters, starts with UUPLIT
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- 67. Pat down5 letters, starts with FFRISK
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- 71. Stuff in a puff3 letters, starts with AAIR
- 72. She-ep?3 letters, starts with EEWE
- 73. Home to the Burj Khalifa, in brief3 letters, starts with UUAE
- 74. Appointments that may lead to better contacts8 letters, starts with EEYEEXAMS
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- 78. "Whoa, ___!"5 letters, starts with NNELLY
- 80. Bel ___ cheese5 letters, starts with PPAESE
- 81. Instinctive3 letters, starts with GGUT
- 82. Religious dissent6 letters, starts with HHERESY
- 84. $5 bill, slangily3 letters, starts with AABE
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- 91. Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-Across7 letters, starts with RROSSINI
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- 96. Came to a conclusion5 letters, starts with EENDED
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Down
- 1. "What a bummer"6 letters, starts with IITSSAD
- 2. À la Enya6 letters, starts with NNEWAGE
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- 5. "___ me!"3 letters, starts with SSEZ
- 6. Knee parts, for short4 letters, starts with AACLS
- 7. Part of a track meet4 letters, starts with HHEAT
- 8. Per ___ (accounting term)5 letters, starts with AANNUM
- 9. Undeserved condemnation6 letters, starts with BBADRAP
- 10. Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakes7 letters, starts with JJETSKIS
- 11. "___ home and native land!"3 letters, starts with OOUR
- 12. Absolutely whomps, in sports lingo6 letters, starts with CCREAMS
- 13. "Bear" that's not a bear5 letters, starts with KKOALA
- 14. Some red wines6 letters, starts with SSYRAHS
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- 16. Abandons, as a project6 letters, starts with SSCRAPS
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- 25. Big name in sewing machines6 letters, starts with SSINGER
- 28. Messes up4 letters, starts with EERRS
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- 33. Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name5 letters, starts with SSUNRA
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Questions
What is the answer to “Main ideas”?
GISTS, 5 letters: the main point.
When was “Main ideas” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of May 31, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with G.