| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MEAT | Gist of the matter |
| NUB | Gist of the matter |
| gists | GIST, the main point of a matter |
| KNOT | Gist of a matter |
| PLOT | Gist of the story |
| SLATE | Home of "The Gist" and "Political Gabfest" |
| long | the point or gist of; substance of |
| SKIM | Read just enough to get the gist of |
| ITSABOUTTIME | "So you finally got the gist of that Stephen Hawking book!" |
| IGET | Grateful Dead "Yes ... the gist of it, but it's all right" |
| burdens | The main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument |
