Answer: keystones

AnswerCrossword Clue
KEYSTONESArch pieces
KEYSTONESMain parts or principles.
KEYSTONESCrucial elements
KEYSTONESLinchpins
keystonesThe central principle or part of a policy, system, etc., on which all else depends
keystonesA central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together