Answer: critical

AnswerCrossword Clue
CRITICALAll-important
critical(of a situation or problem) Having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis
criticalExpressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments
critical(of a published literary or musical text) Incorporating a detailed and scholarly analysis and commentary
critical(of a person) Extremely ill and at risk of death
criticalRelating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another
criticalHaving a decisive or crucial importance in the success or failure of something
criticalExpressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art
critical(of a nuclear reactor or fuel) Maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction
criticalcrucial (very important)
CRITICALAbsolutely necessary
CRITICALDisparaging
CRITICALCrucial
CRITICALLife-and-death
CRITICALPerilous
CRITICALPressing
CRITICALKind of mass
CRITICALVery choosy
CRITICALFault-finding
CRITICALCaptious.
CRITICALDecisive.
CRITICALDiscriminating.
CRITICALCensorious.
CRITICALKey
CRITICALMake-or-break
CRITICALKind of analysis
CRITICALFaultfinding
CRITICALDecisive