Justification for silence Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Justification for silence last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FIFTHAMENDMENT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIFTHAMENDMENT Justification for silence (14) Wall Street Journal Mar 8, 2017
4% REASON Justification (6) USA Today Sep 22, 2025
3% MUTED Silenced (5) Commuter Oct 21, 2025
3% SHARPISH Instrument is breaking silence soon (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
3% DEPECHE "Enjoy the Silence" band ___ Mode (7) Universal Oct 17, 2025
3% RIGHTNESS Moral justification (9) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
3% OMINOUS Like an eerie silence (7) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
3% URN Poesy's "foster-child of silence" (3) Newsday Oct 4, 2025
3% ASH A silence remains (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 27, 2025
3% THRESH Flail about in the endless silence (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 25, 2025

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