Common collocations with crux in American Collocation

crux noun

US /krʌks/

central

main

real

very

This may be the very crux of our disagreement.

form

These three recommendations form the crux of the report.

case

issue

matter

problem

question

story

The crux of the matter is that few challenges would go to court.

argument

debate

disagreement

dispute

This question – how to reconcile economic development and the reduction of carbon emissions – is at the crux of the debate.