Common motive in a murder case Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Common motive in a murder case featured in New York Times puzzle on August 24, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REVENGE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REVENGE Common motive in a murder case (7) New York Times Aug 24, 2026
3% CAUSE Motive (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 18, 2026
3% ONA __ case-by-case basis (3) Newsday Aug 12, 2026
3% DRIVE Motivation (5) LA Times Daily Aug 10, 2026
3% WHY Motivation (3) Newsday Jul 18, 2026
3% INSPO Motivation, in hashtags (5) LA Times Daily Jun 28, 2026
3% SPITE Petty motive (5) TV Jun 28, 2026
3% NUDGER Motivator, of a sort (6) New York Times Jun 10, 2026
3% ULTERIOR Covert, as a motive (8) Eugene Sheffer Jun 6, 2026
3% DRIVEN Motivated (6) Thomas Joseph May 23, 2026

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