Principal
Crossword Clue & Answers

16 March 2021
Last seen in: The Sun Cryptic

We found 21 answers for the crossword clue 'Principal', the most recent of which was seen in the The Sun Cryptic.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Principal a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Principal as an answer itself some 76 times.

Principal is a single word clue made up of 9 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Sun Cryptic' on Tuesday, 09 March 2021 with the answer being CHIEF, but the most popular answer for this clue is MAIN.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Sun Cryptic - 9 Mar 2021
• The Mirror Quick - 8 Feb 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 30 Jan 2021
• The New York Times Crossword - 1 Jan 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 24 Nov 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 26 Oct 2020
• The Guardian Speedy - 11 Oct 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 1 Oct 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 30 Sep 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 10 Sep 2020

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Principal', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Principal' and give you a hint.

• The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
• (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
• Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
• An actor who plays a principal role
• Most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
• The educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
• The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

4 Letters

ARCH
(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

HEAD
Oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"

LEAD
The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"

MAIN
A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

STAR
The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

5 Letters

CHIEF
A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

MAJOR
A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"

PRIME
A number that has no factor but itself and 1

6 Letters

CORPUS
The main part of an organ or other bodily structure

DEALER
The person who distributes the playing cards in a card game

MASTER
An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

STAPLE
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

7 Letters

CENTRAL
A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

LEADING
Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

PRIMARY
A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

8 Letters

CARDINAL
Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

FOREMOST
Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"

11 Letters

HEADTEACHER
The educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

12 Letters

PRINCIPALSUM
Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

15 Letters

SCHOOLPRINCIPAL
The educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"