“No other explanation” Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue “No other explanation” 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MUSTBE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUSTBE “No other explanation” (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2021
82% HASTOBE 'What other explanation is there?!' (7) New York Times Apr 29, 2018
9% ITSME Part of a breakup explanation (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
8% BECAUSEISAIDSO Unsatisfying explanation from a parent (14) Universal Oct 18, 2025
8% ETAL And others (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
8% ONLY And no other (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
8% ONE __ or the other (3) Commuter Aug 11, 2025
8% UNACCOUNTABLE Allowing of no explanation (13) (13)
8% ECOLI Explanation for a food recall (5) Universal Jul 2, 2025
8% HOLEINTHEWALLET Explanation for losing money? (15)

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