Underlying reason Crossword Clue

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Underlying reason Crossword Answer

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RATIONALE

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ROOTCAUSE

(9 letters)

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(noun)
1. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
2. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
(verb)
1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNDERLYING (adjective)
1. in the nature of something though not readily apparent
2. being or involving basic facts or principles
REASON (verb)
1. present reasons and arguments
2. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
REASON (noun)
1. a rational motive for a belief or action
2. the state of having good sense and sound judgment

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

RATIONALE
(9 letters)
ROOTCAUSE
(9 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Universal Crossword (1/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Defendant's excuse

6. Drink noisily

11. Zero-calorie chips

14. Marcus Aurelius or Augustus Caesar

15. Headlong rush

16. ___ Hatter

17. New England seafood soup

19. Make faces for the camera

20. Wily

21. Certain hair dye

22. Make less challenging

23. Plant's start

24. Preserved, as pork

26. Dessert that may be full of "lava"

31. Great Lake with the longest shoreline

32. 401(k) relatives

33. MLB sportscaster Barber

36. Aid in crime

37. Wonder ___ (superhero)

39. Make angry

40. Prefix with "metric"

41. Gad about

42. Stop

43. Fruity dessert with a top crust

47. Skydiver's sensation

49. Israeli circle dance

50. Hilarious person

51. Public square

53. Wooden pin

56. Greeting to a mouse?

57. Kernels in a rich sauce

60. Three: Prefix

61. House temporarily

62. Country also known as Bharat and Hindustan

63. Vote in favor

64. Basketmaking supplies

65. First occurrence

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1. Electric discharge shapes

2. Kick back and relax

3. "It's possible"

4. Collision sound

5. City near Seoul

6. Television Hall of Famer Rhimes

7. Grassy yard

8. Federal farming agcy.

9. Mail delivery path: Abbr.

10. Miles ___ hour

11. Irrelevant

13. Trimmed the border of

18. It's below the ankle

22. Large mammal in British Columbia

23. Resident of Glasgow

24. Glance over

25. Two-yr. degrees

26. Spiced tea

27. Airline centers

28. Black-and-white treat, redundantly

29. Lassie's master

30. Period of history

34. "Do it or __!"

35. Venison source

37. Was dressed in

38. Rower's implement

39. Musician and actress McEntire

41. Button that starts taping

42. Truckers' medium of communication

44. Menopause treatment, for short

45. Tourney winners

46. Trickle out of a waffle iron, say

47. Activist Thunberg

48. Like the phoenix

51. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg

52. Praise

53. Keurig K-Cups, e.g.

54. Lake that feeds the Niagara River

55. Annoying insect

57. Manual lifesaving method, for short

58. Regret

59. Sanjay Gupta's channel

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