Guiding principle

The answer to “Guiding principle” in the New York Times crossword is TENET — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 13, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 4-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Guiding principle” answer

TENET (5 letters)

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Why the answer is TENET

TENET is the 5-letter solution that fits "Guiding principle" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 13, 2025 (4-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TENET mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TENET is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Guiding principle” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 13, 2025 (most recent) → TENET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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