| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CANON | Fundamental principle | |
| DIGNITY | Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. | |
| FOOT | Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. | |
| BASIS | The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports. | |
| BASE | Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork. | |
| GROUNDWORK | That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. | |
| STANDPOINT | A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged. | |
| FUNDAMENTAL | ...r the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental truth; a fundamental ... | |