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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'principle' is the definition.
(a tenet is a principle or value)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for tenet that I've seen before include "Teaching" , "A palindromic doctrine or belief" , "Article of faith; doctrine" , "Dogma or principle" , "Doctrine; principle held" .)

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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.
(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" .)

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

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

Principle (5)