Conscientious, or motivated by duty rather than desire Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Conscientious, or motivated by duty rather than desire last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 DUTIFUL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUTIFUL Conscientious, or motivated by duty rather than desire (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 8, 2023
5% DILIGENT Conscientious, dutiful (8) The Times Concise Sep 17, 2024
5% MORALOBLIGATION Duty, to the conscientious (15)
4% URGE Strong desire (4)
4% CYNICAL Distrustful of the motivations of others (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
4% LINE In the __ of duty (4) Commuter Jan 28, 2026
4% ALL Greedy desire (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2026
4% LEGALISSUES Motivation for seeking counsel (11) LA Times Daily Jan 23, 2026
4% PREP Sous-chef's duty (4) USA Today Jan 23, 2026
4% OBEYS Is dutiful (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026

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