Personal motive to cut books up: laborious work Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AXETOGRIND Personal motive to cut books up: laborious work (10) The Times Cryptic Apr 15, 2016
6% TOIL Work laboriously (rhymes with "foil") (4)
5% AVID Highly motivated (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 12, 2026
5% BANKTELLER Person who works with many denominations? (10) Universal Jul 8, 2026
5% FRET Get worked up (4)
5% SNOB Stuck-up person (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 2, 2026
5% BIOGRAPHY Book about a person's life (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jul 1, 2026
5% SPITE Petty motive (5) TV Jun 28, 2026
5% INSPO Motivation, in hashtags (5) LA Times Daily Jun 28, 2026
5% CLEAVES Cuts a hundred pages in book (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 23, 2026

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