Reasons for acting (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTIVES Reasons for acting (7) (7)
95% MOTIVE Reason to act (6)
66% EMOTIVE Controversial European given reason to act (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 13, 2022
66% LOCOMOTIVE Train driver's crazy reason for acting (10)
55% TENON SAW Reason trapeze act was scary turned up in this cutting? (9)
41% THETIMEISRIPE A reason to act this very instant … or why you might 6-Down 32-Down? (13) New York Times Apr 30, 2025
10% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
10% SENSEFUL Reasonable (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
9% NONO Forbidden act (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 6, 2025
9% MOPE Act pouty (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
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