| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MORAL | Principle | |
| DOGMA | Principle | |
| IDEAL | Principle | |
| PRECEPT | Principle | |
| TENET | Moral principle | |
| AXIOM | Established principle | |
| KARMA | Buddhist principle | |
| ETHIC | Moral principle | |
| CANON | Fundamental principle | |
| INDEX | Guiding principle | |
| RATIONALE | Underlying principle | |
| IDEALLY | In principle | |
| KEYSTONE | Essential principle | |
| GOLDENRULE | Important principle | |
| PRINCIPLED | Of Principle | |
| PRINCIPLING | Of Principle | |
| CREDO | Principle of faith | |
| UNCERTAINTY | Doubt Heisenberg’s principle | |
| YANG | Yin’s opposing principle | |
| YIN | Feng shui principle | |
| CONCEPT | Idea or abstract principle | |
| DUALISM | Principle of Chinese philosophy | |
| SEED | The principle of production. | |
| DIGNITY | Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. | |
| BACKBONE | Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness. | |