Initially the motive for crime (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREASON Initially the motive for crime (7) (7)
9% DRIVE Motivation (5) LA Times Daily Aug 10, 2026
9% WHY Motivation (3) Newsday Jul 18, 2026
8% REVENGE Retaliatory motive (7) Commuter Aug 26, 2026
8% CAUSE Motive (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 18, 2026
7% OUTRAGE Crazy to argue for crime (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 10, 2026
7% EDNA Crime novelist Buchanan (4) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2026
7% INSPIRE Motivate one wild sniper (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 10, 2026
7% PERPETRATED Committed (a crime) (11) The Times Concise Sep 9, 2026
7% TRUE ___ crime (podcast genre) (4)
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