Reason for engine trouble, perhaps — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Reason for engine trouble, perhaps”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 7th Sept 2003. 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 “Reason for engine trouble, perhaps” is NOOIL (5 letters).
We last saw “Reason for engine trouble, perhaps” in NYT Crossword on 7th Sept 2003.
The 5-letter answer for “Reason for engine trouble, perhaps” is NOOIL.
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