Motive for murder, perhaps Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Motive for murder, perhaps . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLACKMAIL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKMAIL Motive for murder, perhaps (9)
7% SHE "Murder, ___ Wrote" (3) TV Nov 2, 2025
7% WHY Question of motive (3) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
7% ONLY "___ Murders in the Building" (4) TV Oct 12, 2025
7% SECRETROOM Hidden spot in a murder mystery, perhaps (10) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
7% REASON Motive (6) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 24, 2025
6% EDWARDHYDE Why in tussle with dreaded, murderous character? (10) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 4, 2025
6% ABEL Early murder victim (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025
6% PEP Word with "rally" or "squad" for a little motivation (3)
6% RUM Murder to knockback little drink (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
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