Motive, in whodunits Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLOTELEMENT Motive, in whodunits (11) Newsday May 20, 2018
8% VENGEANCE Hamlet's motivation (9) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
8% INSPIRATIONAL Motivating (13) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 16, 2025
8% ELLERYQUEEN Whodunit byline (11) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
8% MOTIVE Whodunit element (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
8% REVENGE Whodunit motive (7)
7% INTENTIONS Ulterior motives, say (10) Universal Nov 19, 2025
7% MODESTY Motive for a cover-up? (7) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2025
7% WHY Question of motive (3) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
6% INSPO Bit of creative motivation, for short (5) New York Times Mini Dec 14, 2025

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