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Motive Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is REASON which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• a rational motive for a belief or action

• an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• the state of having good sense and sound judgment

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

verb

• decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

• present reasons and arguments

• think logically

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

verb

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

90%8 Substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
noun

• (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

• something that causes an important event to happen

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Telegraph Quick16 May 2024 Down 17
Telegraph Quick28 Sep 2023 Across 15
Telegraph Cross Atlantic10 Sep 2023 Across 33
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