Basic framework

The answer to “Basic framework” in the The Washington Post crossword is BONES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 18, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 79-Across. 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.

“Basic framework” answer

BONES (5 letters)

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What does BONES mean?

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

When else has “Basic framework” appeared?

The Washington Post 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.

October 18, 2026 (most recent) → BONES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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