Rationale Crossword Clue

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Rationale Crossword Answer

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LOGIC

(5 letters)

WHY

(3 letters)

BASIS

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. present reasons and arguments
2. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
(noun)
1. a rational motive for a belief or action
2. the state of having good sense and sound judgment

Hint 2: Clue Definition

RATIONALE (noun)
1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

LOGIC
(5 letters)
WHY
(3 letters)
BASIS
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ARSENO

More Apple+ Crossword (1/12/2026) Answers

Across

1. Mode of transportation with a conductor

6. Office note

10. Ballerina star ___ de Armas

13. 'Anybody home?'

14. Not urban

15. Complete collection

16. Lake-to-table Minnesota specialty

19. Sun Devil Marching Band's school, for short

20. There might be a long one at checkout

21. Real __ agent

22. Bungee tether

24. Part of speech modified by an adjective

26. Like Druids and Wiccans

27. Prepare to pray or propose

29. Supershort skirt

31. Pop singer Rita

32. Assists

35. Chemical formula for 34-Down

37. Body of water east of Africa

40. Felt-tip or ballpoint items

42. Butt heads

43. 1/1000th of a gig

45. Cards checked at clubs

46. Jumbo ___ (big planes)

47. Deliver a stump speech, for example

49. Tabby's plaything

51. ___ PreCheck

52. Bourbon and Sesame, for two (Abbr.)

54. Swampy ground

55. ___ Tour (annual series of golf tournaments)

57. Headpiece for Fancy Nancy

59. Christmas candy shape

60. Insects also known as june bugs

62. Some movie theaters

63. Knight's metal suit

64. Large bodies of water

65. Makes a wager

66. Coins in Manila

67. On the ___ (sneakily)

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Down

1. Sound of a big smack

3. Enticing quality

4. '__ be in touch'

5. First name that's another first name backward

6. First Americans ___ (Oklahoma attraction)

7. Period in history

8. Hair on a horse's neck

9. Competitor of Axe

10. Parmesan alternative

11. What bees sip from flowers

12. Greek goddess of wisdom

14. Nevada Wolf Pack's home city

17. Yang's flip side

18. Org. that ranks Zheng Qinwen

23. College-department chairs report to them

25. Boys, in Spanish

28. Pot top

30. Queso-covered chips

33. Iffy

34. Seasoning for kimchi

36. The Dalai __

37. Gut feeling

38. "Old Town Road" rapper Lil ___ X

39. Revenue after deductions

40. Photo

41. Soybean appetizer

44. 'Stop dreaming!'

46. Scandal actor Morton

48. $80 per hour, for example

50. Long lock of hair

51. Board game with forbidden words

53. Full of attitude

55. Remove the peel from

56. Places where people lift and run

58. Part of "fwiw"

59. Front of a semi

60. Diagram for navigation

61. Hospital-triage sites

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