| Concerned about a child's motives |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Motives (7) |
Mirror Classic |
18 Jul 2025 |
| _ to be Cheerful, Part 3 1979 song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads (7) |
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| Toxic/right/hundred (7) |
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| Premises of an argument |
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| Grounds for putting a lad in the reserves (7) |
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| Are wrongly attributing, to the children, motives (7) |
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| "Because ___" (justification that's about as useful as "Because I said so") |
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| Deduces, when the senor is reeling round (7) |
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| Grounds for action |
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| Thinks logically |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Motives for an action (7) |
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| A member of the family involved in research makes deductions (7) |
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| Are possibly relations, one deduces (7) |
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| They're why the children are jumpy at first (7) |
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| Concerning a boy's motives (7) |
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| Are unruly children, one deduces (7) |
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| Grounds |
Mirror Quick |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Boys are first changing causes |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Explains the causes (7) |
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| About A Boy's explanations of cause and effect (7) |
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| Are recalcitrant children, one deduces (7) |
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| Are turning sons from logical premises (7) |
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| Causes are new to boys (7) |
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| Concerning a boy's excuses |
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| Are new members of the family, one deduces (7) |
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| Motives |
Mirror Classic |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Deduces, therefore, a snare has been set to catch (7) |
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| Are wrong to give to children, one deduces (7) |
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| Motives |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Nickleback's All The Right _ (7) |
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| Motives |
Mirror Tea Time |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Motives |
Commuter |
21 Aug 2024 |
| Arguments are marshalled by the children (7) |
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| Motives concerning fool about working (7) |
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| Arguments in favour of crimes against the state initially dismissed (7) |
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| Are revamping the issue, one deduces (7) |
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| Nathan Dawe hit featuring Ella Henderson, 21 _ (7) |
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| Motives |
Mirror Classic |
03 May 2024 |
| Right season wrong for such motives (7) |
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| Thinks in logical manner |
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| Are confusing the children, one deduces (7) |
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| Why the children are unruly at first |
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| Motives for treachery initially ignored by son (7) |
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| Excuses daughter, leaving study ahead of boys (7) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Have grounds to back up one's motives (7) |
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| Grounds |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Mar 2023 |
| Draws conclusions concerning adult offspring |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Jul 2022 |
| Make right start to periods of play in football grounds |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Jun 2022 |
| Reckons there's no time for mutiny, son |
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| Uses one’s brain |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2022 |
| Thinks logically |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Rational motives |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Incentives almost genuine for boys |
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| Rationale for decapitation: acts of betrayal |
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| Rationale for decapitation: acts of betrayal |
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| Tries to influence, with 'with' |
The Washington Post |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Tries to influence, with "with" |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Piece of sculpture, as on show in grounds |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Jan 2021 |
| Are wayward boys to be found in grounds? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Oct 2020 |
| Justifications |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Sep 2020 |
| Grounds |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jun 2020 |
| Justifications |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Mar 2020 |
| Uses logic |
Premier Sunday |
09 Feb 2020 |
| "13 ___ Why," Netflix original series created by Brian Yorkey |
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| Concerned with a relation's explanations |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Mar 2019 |
| Motives |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Feb 2019 |
| “Finding bad ____ for what one believes for other bad ____ — that’s philosophy” (Aldous Huxley) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
09 Dec 2018 |
| Thinks logically |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Aug 2018 |
| Explanations about a child by head of state |
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| Concerned with a child's explanations |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Causes |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Excuses about a male child, succeeding initially |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Rational motives |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 Sep 2017 |
| Rationalises |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Aug 2017 |
| Thinks logically |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2017 |
| Works out, seeing others mostly surrounding a lad |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 May 2016 |
| Justifications or motives |
Irish Times Simplex |
09 Dec 2015 |
| Thinks a little more, as on screen |
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| Concerned with a relative's motives |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Apr 2015 |
| Infers |
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| Uses judgment |
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| Whys |
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| Whys |
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| Thinks through |
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| Thinks through |
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| Uses logic |
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| Argues logically |
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| Deduces |
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| Makes a deduction |
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| Thinks logically |
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| Uses judgment |
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| Is logical |
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| Uses the left brain |
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| Thinks logically |
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| Grounds |
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| Justifications |
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| Justifications |
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| Wherefores and whys |
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| Thinks logically |
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| Thinks logically |
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| Explanations |
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| Bases |
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| Justifications |
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| Wherefores and whys |
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| Argues logically |
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| Tries logic |
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| Whys |
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| Argues logically |
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| Thinks like Spock |
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| Bases |
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| The why |
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| Uses logic |
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| Intellectualizes |
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| Causes |
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| Uses logic |
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| Ratiocinates |
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| Thinks logically |
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| What Miniver Cheevy had |
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| Motives |
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| Applies logic |
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| Thinks |
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| Logical explanations |
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| Argues logically. |
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| Justifications. |
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| Thinks out. |
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| Because, and others. |
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| Whys and wherefores. |
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| Causes. |
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| Motives. |
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