Question of motive Crossword Clue

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WHYEVENBOTHER

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(noun)
1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores’

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

QUESTION (noun)
1. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
2. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
QUESTION (verb)
1. challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
2. pose a series of questions to
MOTIVE (noun)
1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
2. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
MOTIVE (adjective)
1. impelling to action
2. causing or able to cause motion

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

WHYEVENBOTHER
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More WSJ Crossword (5/14/2025) Answers

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17. Large grocery buy

19. __ cost you!

20. Hermana del padre

21. Casual quality

22. Disciplinarian for one caught viewing NSFW material

23. Cushaw or Hubbard, e.g.

26. ABCs

29. Vipers to dodge

30. Come up

31. Airport amenity

34. Treaty gp. formed in 1948

37. One you might hope to have chemistry with, in two senses

41. Ooh and __

42. Cat with tufted ears

43. Fruity soda brand

44. Hefty book

47. Vegetarian ballpark option

48. Treatment for a sprain

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54. Spoken

55. Big busyness

58. Geiger who invented the Geiger counter

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66. Invites

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Down

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2. Berry rich in vowels

3. Tomato type

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6. Tear into

7. Zero out, as a hard drive

8. More agreeable

9. Cluck of disapproval

10. Form groups of two

11. Picture of good health, one hopes?

12. Nettles

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23. Craving

24. Finishes off an entire cake?

25. Piece of junk?

26. ___ Men (one-hit wonder group of 2000)

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28. Considerations for concert ticket buyers

32. K+, for one

33. Grown-up kit

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36. Carpet type

38. Jazz great Laine

39. Minders of corp. cash

40. Losers to the Dodgers in the 2020 World Series

45. Texas oil city

46. Rap wordsmiths

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48. “Over There” songwriter

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50. Social norms

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56. Be bold

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59. Not yet determined, in a TV listing

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61. Chinese life force

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