Principle - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

(Other definitions for plain that I've seen before include "Unembellished" , "not attractive" , "Treeless expanse" , "open country" , "Simple, unadorned" .)

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'principle' is the definition. (I've seen this before) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ideal that I've seen before include "Conceptual" , "Best possible" , "Optimum" , "fanciful" , "Ultimate standard of perfection" .)

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(Other definitions for right that I've seen before include "Valid" , "''The customer is always .....''" , "straight" , "Morally defensible" , "Correct - starboard" .)

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(Other definitions for exact that I've seen before include "Force out" , "far from improvised?" , "dead" , "Meticulous" , "Faithful" .)

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(Other definitions for close that I've seen before include "Shut - sultry" , "Imminent" , "block, > unventilated" , "Approaching - tight - finish" , "cathedral precinct" .)

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(Other definitions for whole that I've seen before include "All the components" , "undamaged" , "Complete, containing all the parts" , "In entirety" , "Entire, undivided" .)

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(Other definitions for pukka that I've seen before include "Bona fide" , "not mock" , "(In 5) the real McCoy" , "Genuine (Anglo-Indian)" , "Genuine, proper" .)

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(Other definitions for licit that I've seen before include "Not forbidden, lawful" , "Permissible" , "Lawful, permitted" , "Within the law" , "Permitted by law" .)

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(Other definitions for usual that I've seen before include "Typically done" , "Customary - customary drink" , "Standard" , "regarding customs?" , "Expected" .)

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'principle' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(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" .)

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'principle' is the definition. (ethic is a kind of principle) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ethic that I've seen before include "type of behaviour" , "An unusual factor in morals" , "Set of moral principles" , "Code of principles" , "set of morals" .)

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'principle' is the definition. (I've seen this before) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dogma that I've seen before include "Doctrine accepted as true without proof" , "Set of beliefs" , "Doctrine laid down with authority" , "Inflexible principles" , "Laid-down doctrine" .)

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(Other definitions for valid that I've seen before include "Legally acceptable and sound" , "Well-founded" , "Sound and to the point, also legal" , "Legally acceptable, unexpired" , "Reasonable" .)

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(Other definitions for sound that I've seen before include "to do the plumbing?" , "stretch of water" , "Measure depth" , "well" , "Ocean inlet or deep bay" .)

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'principle' is the definition. (an axiom is a belief or principle) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for axiom that I've seen before include "Generally accepted proposition" , "that goes without saying" , "Self-evident principle" , "rule" , "Self-evident statement" .)

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

Principle (5)