Crossword Genius

Principle (5)

Ross

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">principle</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for maxim that I've seen before include "Brief expression of a general principle" , "Short pithy saying" , "Pithy statement of a general truth" , "Apophthegm" , "General rule" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, the Universal, The Mirror, The Irish Independent, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Sun and The Star Tribune.
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