The answer you're looking for to the clue "Crime causes" is most likely MOTIVES. This 7-letter answer has a 99% confidence score in our database. The clue was last featured in the Thomas Joseph Crossword crossword on September 2, 2021, and we've found 100 possible solutions from various published puzzles.
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100 Other Potential Answers
Rank
Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
MOTIVES
Crime causes
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Sep 2, 2021
99%
MOTIVES
Crime causes
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Sep 2, 2021
8%
STIRS
__ the pot: causes trouble
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 8, 2026
8%
STIRS
__ the pot: causes trouble
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
8%
ABET
Partner in crime?
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 22, 2026
8%
ABET
Partner in crime?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
8%
SCARFACE
Brian De Palma crime classic starring Al Pacino
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 6, 2026
8%
SCARFACE
Brian De Palma crime classic starring Al Pacino
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
8%
TINFOILHATS
Alleged causes of mental blocks?
(11)
Universal Crossword
Jan 24, 2026
8%
TINFOILHATS
Alleged causes of mental blocks?
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2026
8%
EVASION
Tax crime
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 13, 2026
8%
EVASION
Tax crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
8%
DEXTER
Michael C. Hall crime drama with a "Resurrection" sequel series
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 8, 2025
8%
DEXTER
Michael C. Hall crime drama with a "Resurrection" sequel series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
8%
ARSON
Pyromaniac's crime
(5)
Universal Crossword
Oct 25, 2025
8%
ARSON
Pyromaniac's crime
Universal Crossword · Oct 25, 2025
8%
RENAL
*With 18-Across, crime boss
(5)
Universal Crossword
Oct 24, 2025
8%
RENAL
*With 18-Across, crime boss
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
8%
SERIAL
True crime podcast whose stories are split across multiple episodes
(6)
Universal Crossword
Oct 19, 2025
8%
SERIAL
True crime podcast whose stories are split across multiple episodes
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
8%
POLICEDOG
Professional who sniffs out crime?
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 6, 2025
8%
POLICEDOG
Professional who sniffs out crime?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2025
8%
LIEDETECTOR
Pseudoscientific device on crime dramas
(11)
Universal Crossword
Jun 29, 2025
8%
LIEDETECTOR
Pseudoscientific device on crime dramas
Universal Crossword · Jun 29, 2025
8%
MERLOT
Red wine mentioned in Taylor Swift's "no body, no crime"
(6)
Universal Crossword
May 11, 2025
8%
MERLOT
Red wine mentioned in Taylor Swift's "no body, no crime"
Universal Crossword · May 11, 2025
8%
ABETS
Incites crime, perhaps
(5)
Universal Crossword
May 2, 2025
8%
ABETS
Incites crime, perhaps
Universal Crossword · May 2, 2025
8%
JUDE
Patron saint of lost causes
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 26, 2025
8%
JUDE
Patron saint of lost causes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
8%
TIESCORES
Overtime causes
(9)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Apr 8, 2025
8%
TIESCORES
Overtime causes
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 8, 2025
8%
CYBER
Prefix with crime or security
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 1, 2025
8%
CYBER
Prefix with crime or security
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2025
8%
HEIST
"Money __": Spanish Netflix crime series
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 30, 2025
8%
HEIST
"Money __": Spanish Netflix crime series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
8%
REDOX
Kind of reaction that causes a banana to brown
(5)
Universal Crossword
Mar 25, 2025
8%
REDOX
Kind of reaction that causes a banana to brown
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2025
8%
BAREBONES
A forensic anthropologist investigates crime at a topless beach on the French Riviera?
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 23, 2025
8%
BAREBONES
A forensic anthropologist investigates crime at a topless beach on the French Riviera?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2025
8%
USURY
Loan shark’s crime
(5)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Feb 20, 2025
8%
USURY
Loan shark’s crime
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 20, 2025
8%
DNA
Some crime evidence
(3)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Feb 8, 2025
8%
DNA
Some crime evidence
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 8, 2025
8%
FBIAGENTS
Many crime drama characters
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 5, 2025
8%
FBIAGENTS
Many crime drama characters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2025
8%
PUMP
What causes inflation?
(4)
Universal Crossword
Dec 26, 2024
8%
PUMP
What causes inflation?
Universal Crossword · Dec 26, 2024
8%
FRAUD
Credit card crime
(5)
Universal Crossword
Dec 23, 2024
8%
FRAUD
Credit card crime
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2024
8%
KAOS
"Get Smart" crime org.
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 22, 2024
8%
KAOS
"Get Smart" crime org.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 22, 2024
8%
BRASCO
"Donnie ___" (1997 crime drama)
(6)
Universal Crossword
Dec 11, 2024
8%
BRASCO
"Donnie ___" (1997 crime drama)
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2024
8%
DEW
What causes grass to glisten
(3)
Universal Crossword
Nov 23, 2024
8%
DEW
What causes grass to glisten
Universal Crossword · Nov 23, 2024
8%
NOIRS
Some gritty crime films
(5)
Universal Crossword
Nov 2, 2024
8%
NOIRS
Some gritty crime films
Universal Crossword · Nov 2, 2024
8%
FEAR
Emotion that causes goosebumps
(4)
Universal Crossword
Nov 1, 2024
8%
FEAR
Emotion that causes goosebumps
Universal Crossword · Nov 1, 2024
8%
TRUE
___ crime (podcast genre)
(4)
Universal Crossword
Oct 22, 2024
8%
TRUE
___ crime (podcast genre)
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2024
8%
TIGERKING
Netflix true crime series about big cats
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 30, 2024
8%
TIGERKING
Netflix true crime series about big cats
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2024
8%
DEX
Forensic tech in a Showtime crime series, familiarly
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 26, 2024
8%
DEX
Forensic tech in a Showtime crime series, familiarly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2024
8%
LARCENY
Grand crime
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 18, 2024
8%
LARCENY
Grand crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2024
8%
CHICAGOOUTFIT
Al Capone's crime organization
(13)
Universal Crossword
Sep 11, 2024
8%
CHICAGOOUTFIT
Al Capone's crime organization
Universal Crossword · Sep 11, 2024
8%
HEADCOLD
Malady that causes the sniffles
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 3, 2024
8%
HEADCOLD
Malady that causes the sniffles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2024
8%
SACCO
Vanzetti’s old partner in crime
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Sep 1, 2024
8%
SACCO
Vanzetti’s old partner in crime
Premier Sunday Crossword · Sep 1, 2024
8%
IDTHEFT
Phishing crime
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Aug 18, 2024
8%
IDTHEFT
Phishing crime
Premier Sunday Crossword · Aug 18, 2024
8%
GONERS
Lost causes
(6)
Universal Crossword
Jun 15, 2024
8%
GONERS
Lost causes
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2024
8%
HERESY
Galileo’s crime
(6)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
May 25, 2024
8%
HERESY
Galileo’s crime
Thomas Joseph Crossword · May 25, 2024
8%
BREAKINGBAD
Hit AMC crime drama starring Bryan Cranston ... and what the words in the starred clues' answers are doing, literally?
(11)
Universal Crossword
May 13, 2024
8%
BREAKINGBAD
Hit AMC crime drama starring Bryan Cranston ... and what the words in the starred clues' answers are doing, literally?
Universal Crossword · May 13, 2024
8%
GRAFT
Political crime
(5)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Mar 11, 2024
8%
GRAFT
Political crime
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 11, 2024
8%
RIFT
What a falling-out causes
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 6, 2024
8%
RIFT
What a falling-out causes
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2024
8%
PROCEDURAL
Many a TV crime drama
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 26, 2024
8%
PROCEDURAL
Many a TV crime drama
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2024
8%
STIMULI
Response causes
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jan 29, 2024
8%
STIMULI
Response causes
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 29, 2024
8%
MAFIAS
Some crime families
(6)
Universal Crossword
Dec 14, 2023
8%
MAFIAS
Some crime families
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2023
8%
TRUEDETECTIVE
HBO crime anthology
(13)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Dec 8, 2023
8%
TRUEDETECTIVE
HBO crime anthology
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 8, 2023
8%
STATELINE
Bad thing to cross when committing a crime
(9)
Universal Crossword
Dec 3, 2023
8%
STATELINE
Bad thing to cross when committing a crime
Universal Crossword · Dec 3, 2023
8%
THEFT
Burglar’s crime
(5)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Nov 16, 2023
8%
THEFT
Burglar’s crime
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Nov 16, 2023
8%
EYEWITNESS
*True crime watcher
(10)
Universal Crossword
Oct 30, 2023
8%
EYEWITNESS
*True crime watcher
Universal Crossword · Oct 30, 2023
8%
FATALE
Badenov's partner in cartoon crime
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 1, 2023
8%
FATALE
Badenov's partner in cartoon crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2023
8%
SEXYBEAST
*Ray Winstone/Ben Kingsley crime drama
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 27, 2023
8%
SEXYBEAST
*Ray Winstone/Ben Kingsley crime drama
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2023
8%
RAISINGARIZONA
1987 Nicolas Cage crime comedy
(14)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Sep 10, 2023
8%
RAISINGARIZONA
1987 Nicolas Cage crime comedy
Premier Sunday Crossword · Sep 10, 2023
8%
DNAANALYST
*Forensic expert on many a crime drama
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 23, 2023
8%
DNAANALYST
*Forensic expert on many a crime drama
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2023
8%
COLDCASE
Unsolved crime
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 31, 2023
8%
COLDCASE
Unsolved crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2023
8%
JACKREACHER
Benicio del Toro title role in a crime thriller movie?
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 14, 2023
8%
JACKREACHER
Benicio del Toro title role in a crime thriller movie?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2023
8%
OZARK
Netflix crime drama set in Missouri
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 12, 2023
8%
OZARK
Netflix crime drama set in Missouri
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2023
8%
PSAS
TV ads for good causes
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 12, 2023
8%
PSAS
TV ads for good causes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2023
8%
BOSCH
Amazon crime series based on Michael Connelly novels
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 12, 2023
8%
BOSCH
Amazon crime series based on Michael Connelly novels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2023
8%
NCIS
CBS crime drama since 2003
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 10, 2023
8%
NCIS
CBS crime drama since 2003
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2023
8%
SOMELIKEITHOT
2022 musical based on a 1959 crime comedy, or a hint to the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across
(13)
Universal Crossword
Jan 26, 2023
8%
SOMELIKEITHOT
2022 musical based on a 1959 crime comedy, or a hint to the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across
Universal Crossword · Jan 26, 2023
8%
CLYDE
Bonnie's partner in crime
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jan 22, 2023
8%
CLYDE
Bonnie's partner in crime
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2023
8%
SENTENCEDTOYALE
Given “four years at a New Haven university” as punishment for a crime?
(15)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Dec 18, 2022
8%
SENTENCEDTOYALE
Given “four years at a New Haven university” as punishment for a crime?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 18, 2022
8%
PIRACY
Maritime crime
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 18, 2022
8%
PIRACY
Maritime crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 18, 2022
8%
WHITECOLLAR
*USA series about corporate crime
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 16, 2022
8%
WHITECOLLAR
*USA series about corporate crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2022
8%
YAKUZA
Japanese crime syndicate
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 17, 2022
8%
YAKUZA
Japanese crime syndicate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2022
8%
OGLE
Look that causes discomfort
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 27, 2022
8%
OGLE
Look that causes discomfort
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2022
8%
THEDEPARTED
2006 crime film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, or a theme hint
(11)
Universal Crossword
Aug 18, 2022
8%
THEDEPARTED
2006 crime film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, or a theme hint
Universal Crossword · Aug 18, 2022
8%
IRONSIDE
Raymond Burr crime series
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 14, 2022
8%
IRONSIDE
Raymond Burr crime series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2022
8%
TESS
"Rizzoli & Isles" crime series novelist Gerritsen
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 24, 2022
8%
TESS
"Rizzoli & Isles" crime series novelist Gerritsen
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2022
8%
DUI
Serious hwy. crime
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 11, 2022
8%
DUI
Serious hwy. crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2022
8%
DWI
Imbiber’s hwy. crime
(3)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jul 10, 2022
8%
DWI
Imbiber’s hwy. crime
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 10, 2022
8%
ABETTED
Aided in a crime
(7)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Jun 16, 2022
8%
ABETTED
Aided in a crime
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jun 16, 2022
8%
MURDERSANATOMY
Film about a crime in a small town, abridged?
(14)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 13, 2022
8%
MURDERSANATOMY
Film about a crime in a small town, abridged?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2022
8%
LOOTING
Blackout crime
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
May 4, 2022
8%
LOOTING
Blackout crime
Thomas Joseph Crossword · May 4, 2022
8%
PRELIINARYINVETIATION
Advance inquiry into a crime, e.g.
(21)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Apr 17, 2022
8%
PRELIINARYINVETIATION
Advance inquiry into a crime, e.g.
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 17, 2022
8%
AID
Abet's partner in crime
(3)
Universal Crossword
Apr 5, 2022
8%
AID
Abet's partner in crime
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2022
8%
ACLOCKWORKORANGE
1971 Malcolm McDowell crime film
(16)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Mar 13, 2022
8%
ACLOCKWORKORANGE
1971 Malcolm McDowell crime film
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 13, 2022
8%
GOTHAM
Where Batman fights crime
(6)
Universal Crossword
Jan 31, 2022
8%
GOTHAM
Where Batman fights crime
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2022
8%
RIOTS
Rolling-in-the-aisles causes
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 12, 2022
8%
RIOTS
Rolling-in-the-aisles causes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2022
8%
CAPERS
Events in a crime film subgenre
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 8, 2022
8%
CAPERS
Events in a crime film subgenre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2022
8%
BREAKTHELAW
Commit a crime
(11)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Dec 27, 2021
8%
BREAKTHELAW
Commit a crime
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 27, 2021
8%
ECOCIDE
Polluter's crime
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 17, 2021
8%
ECOCIDE
Polluter's crime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 17, 2021
8%
ENTRAP
Lure into crime
(6)
Universal Crossword
Dec 11, 2021
8%
ENTRAP
Lure into crime
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2021
8%
INDICTEE
One charged with a crime
(8)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Dec 6, 2021
8%
INDICTEE
One charged with a crime
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 6, 2021
8%
MISDEMEANOR
Lesser crime
(11)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jul 20, 2021
8%
MISDEMEANOR
Lesser crime
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 20, 2021
8%
ABITE
“Take — out of crime!”
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jul 11, 2021
8%
ABITE
“Take — out of crime!”
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 11, 2021
8%
THEMOB
Generic crime syndicate
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 15, 2021
8%
THEMOB
Generic crime syndicate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2021
8%
PETTYTHEFT
*Minor shoplifting crime, say
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 17, 2021
8%
PETTYTHEFT
*Minor shoplifting crime, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2021
8%
GONEBABYGONE
2007 neo-noir crime film
(12)
Universal Crossword
Apr 30, 2021
8%
GONEBABYGONE
2007 neo-noir crime film
Universal Crossword · Apr 30, 2021
1%
FBI
"Someone told his white-collar crimes to the ___" (Taylor Swift lyric)
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jun 8, 2025
1%
FBI
"Someone told his white-collar crimes to the ___" (Taylor Swift lyric)
Universal Crossword · Jun 8, 2025
1%
INTERPOL
Global crime-fighting organization
(8)
Universal Crossword
Feb 26, 2025
1%
INTERPOL
Global crime-fighting organization
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2025
1%
ROBOCOP
Cyberpunk franchise featuring a crime-fighting cyborg
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 1, 2024
1%
ROBOCOP
Cyberpunk franchise featuring a crime-fighting cyborg
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 1, 2024
1%
HANNIBALLECTER
*Villain portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in a 1991 horror/crime film
(14)
Universal Crossword
Jun 13, 2024
1%
HANNIBALLECTER
*Villain portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in a 1991 horror/crime film
Universal Crossword · Jun 13, 2024
1%
EPEES
L'escrime equipment
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 24, 2024
1%
EPEES
L'escrime equipment
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2024
1%
COVERUPS
Concealment of crimes
(8)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Dec 5, 2023
1%
COVERUPS
Concealment of crimes
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 5, 2023
1%
FORENSIC
"__ Files": long-running true-crime series
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 24, 2023
1%
FORENSIC
"__ Files": long-running true-crime series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2023
1%
SCOOBYDOODLE
Sketch of a crime-fighting canine?
(12)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 11, 2023
1%
SCOOBYDOODLE
Sketch of a crime-fighting canine?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2023
1%
ANNRULE
“The Stranger Beside Me” true-crime writer
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Mar 6, 2022
1%
ANNRULE
“The Stranger Beside Me” true-crime writer
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 6, 2022
1%
FBIHQ
Anti-crime org.'s D.C. base
(5)
Universal Crossword
Nov 23, 2021
1%
FBIHQ
Anti-crime org.'s D.C. base
Universal Crossword · Nov 23, 2021
Clues for Thomas Joseph Crossword on September 2, 2021
Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Crime causes" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 100 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is MOTIVES (7 letters).
What is the best answer for "Crime causes"?
The best answer for "Crime causes" is MOTIVES with 7 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Crime causes" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in Thomas Joseph Crossword.
It was last seen in the Thomas Joseph Crossword on September 2, 2021.