Crime needs time and motive — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Crime needs time and motive”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 16th Jan 2004. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Crime needs time and motive” is TREASON (7 letters).
We last saw “Crime needs time and motive” in Guardian Cryptic on 16th Jan 2004.
The 7-letter answer for “Crime needs time and motive” is TREASON.
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