Answer: MOTIVE
MOTIVE is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 31 times.
Referring Clues:
- Murder mystery necessity
 - Whodunit necessity
 - Whodunit plot element
 - Mystery element
 - Whodunit discovery
 - Accompanier of means and opportunity
 - Incentive
 - Trial attorney's concern
 - Whodunit component
 - Reason for a crime
 - Cause for a crime
 - Driving force
 - Compelling reason
 - Whodunit element
 - Criminal's reason
 - Reason
 - Aspect of a crime investigation
 - Envy, anger or greed, maybe
 - ___, means and opportunity
 - Gumshoe's quest
 - The reason why
 - Detective's determination
 - Whodunit's why
 - Greed or revenge, perhaps
 - Reason for an action
 - Whodunit why
 - Issue in a murder trial
 - Whodunit reason
 - Criminal's 'why'
 - Rationale
 - Reason for doing something
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - November 08, 2022
 - New York Times - August 25, 2022
 - USA Today - April 05, 2021
 - USA Today - November 26, 2020
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 27, 2018
 - Netword - September 06, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 27, 2017
 - LA Times - October 17, 2016
 - New York Times - July 07, 2016
 - LA Times - March 06, 2016
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 13, 2014
 - LA Times - December 03, 2014
 - LA Times Sunday - November 02, 2014
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 02, 2014
 - Universal - September 29, 2014
 - Wall Street Journal - August 01, 2014
 - Wall Street Journal - April 25, 2014
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 27, 2013
 - Universal - December 05, 2012
 - Washington Post - November 04, 2012
 
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