Hidden ___ (secret motive) Crossword Clue

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Hidden ___ (secret motive) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
2. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HIDDEN (adjective)
1. not accessible to view
2. designed to elude detection
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

More Daily Themed Crossword (9/14/2025) Answers

Across

1. "Just a little ___" (small amount)

4. "Old MacDonald had a ___ ..."

8. Car tank filler

11. University URL ending

12. Great Lake with a "spooky" name

13. Venomous snake found in the Nile

14. Vast period of time

15. Smallest part of a chemical element

16. Circular chart type

17. Pilots' vehicles

20. "The Walking ___," swap "Dead" with a rhyming word to get an apocalyptic TV show where people flee from rising bakery loaves

22. Three-ingredient sandwich: Abbr.

23. ___ urchin (marine creature)

24. "___ to the Future," swap "Back" with a rhyming word to get a sci-fi film where Marty goes back in time to look for munchies

27. Spiral-shaped whirlwind that can wreck houses

31. Period of sleep with dreaming: Abbr.

32. Blacklist

33. "No ___ intended" ("Didn't mean to use wordplay")

34. "... How ___ what you are ..." (line from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"): 2 wds.

37. "House of ___," swap "Cards" with a rhyming word to get a political TV show where leaders scheme to rule the nation's fat reserves

39. Dublin's country, for short

40. Young boy, in Scotland

41. Greek philosopher who was a student of Socrates

48. Platform for some smartphones

49. "Nobody ___ Baby in a corner" (oft-quoted line from "Dirty Dancing")

52. Dragon's den

53. Writer Capote, fondly

54. "Star ___," swap "Wars" with a rhyming word to get a space saga where the Jedi battle for the galaxy's best chocolate treats

55. Marie Claire competitor

56. Podcast interruptions, for short

57. Thumbs-up vote, in Congress

58. Yellowhammer State, for short

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Down

1. Microwave's alert sound

2. Televised singing competition "American ___"

3. Fish usually found in a can

4. "Beauty and the ___," swap "Beast" with a rhyming word to get a fantasy film where Belle must host a lavish banquet

5. School subject with brushes

6. Brazil's Carnival City, familiarly

7. One who's part of a club

8. Stare with shock (anagram of "page")

9. Home to Bangladesh and Bhutan

10. Drove too fast, say

18. "This Is Us" network: Abbr.

19. Grazer from Yellowstone

21. Took part in a race, say

23. Dad's little boy

24. ___ Lanka, Asian island

25. Factory-fresh

26. Rihanna's "Te ___"

27. Road crew's supply

28. Month before May, for short

29. Firecracker that fails to crack

30. Slip-___ (laceless shoes)

32. Honey Nut Cheerios' insect mascot

35. ___-pick (be fussy)

36. Make a short unannounced visit: 2 wds.

37. Jet ___ (traveler's woe)

38. "Cry Your Heart Out" singer

40. Glasgow gal

41. One would enjoy this with hummus

42. Address for an earl or duke

43. Maker of thin PCs

45. Disney lioness

46. "Kill ___: Volume 1," swap "Bill" with a rhyming word to get a martial arts film where the Bride takes her revenge on evil pickles

47. Breadth x length, sometimes

50. Abu Dhabis country: Abbr.

51. "The ___ La La Song" (song by The Banana Splits)

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