Retired sleuth discarded lead necessary to supply a motive Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Retired sleuth discarded lead necessary to supply a motive . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LYAM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LYAM Retired sleuth discarded lead necessary to supply a motive (4)
2% REASON Motive (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 12, 2026
2% EAGER Motivated (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 12, 2026
2% JUNKS Discards (5) LA Times Mini Feb 12, 2026
2% VITAL Necessary (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 10, 2026
2% BONE Barbecue discard (4) LA Times Daily Feb 5, 2026
2% CUE Implement necessary for a pool game (3) The Atlantic Feb 4, 2026
2% STEM Cherry discard (4) USA Today Feb 3, 2026
2% HOLMES Watson's sleuthing pal (6) Universal Feb 2, 2026
2% CYNICAL Distrustful of the motivations of others (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
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