The inherent nature of a thing or idea

ESSENCE
List of words for the clue The inherent nature of a thing or idea from the crossword:
INBRED UNDERLYING TRAITS SUBSISTENT NATURAL NATIVE MERITS JOSH INTEGRAL INSTINCT INNATE INBUILT GIFTS GIFT FACILE ENERGIES CONSTITUTIONAL BUILTIN BUILT-IN
WordClue
EBBThe receding movement of the tide
RYEThe Catcher in the ...
SEAThe Old Man and the ...
TOMThe male of the domesticated cat
GUNSThe ... of Navarone (film)
UGLYThe Goood, the Bad and the ...
ERATOone of the muses
LAMBSThe Silence of the ... (film)
POWERsolar or of will
PRIDEone of the seven deadly sins
SCALPThe top of the head
USAGEThe manner or the amount of using
WHACKThe sound of a heavy strike
CORNEApart of the eye
GALAXYGuardians of the ... (film)
PALATEThe roof of the mouth
SCABBARDThe sheath of a sword
ATTRIBUTEcharacteristic or quality of a thing
MATRIMONYthe state of being married
PNEUMONIAinflammatory condition of the lung
FANCYThe imagination
INSIDEThe interior or inner or lesser part