Serious crime: leader denied motive Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REASON Serious crime: leader denied motive (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 26, 2022
5% ARSON Firebug's crime (5) USA Today Feb 13, 2026
5% EAGER Motivated (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 12, 2026
5% DISALLOW Deny the truth of (8) USA Today Feb 9, 2026
5% GRAVEST Most serious (7) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026
5% NOKIDDING "I'm serious!" (9) Eugene Sheffer Feb 2, 2026
5% THEFT Crime (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 1, 2026
5% CYNICAL Distrustful of the motivations of others (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
5% SOLEMN Very serious (6) Commuter Jan 30, 2026
5% NOJOKE "Dead serious" (6) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2026

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