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
6% WHY Motivation (3) Newsday Jul 18, 2026
6% FELONY Any serious crime (6) Newsday Apr 6, 2026
5% DRAMA Serious play (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 23, 2026
5% EARNEST Serious (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jul 22, 2026
5% ABET Help in a crime (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 16, 2026
5% STARVE Deny food to (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 15, 2026
5% AVID Highly motivated (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 12, 2026
5% THEFT Kleptomaniac's crime (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 11, 2026
5% DUI Hwy. crime (3) Newsday Jul 10, 2026

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