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noun • 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 • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration adjective satellite • causing or able to cause motion • impelling to action | ||||
| 48% | 5 | Setting for Agatha Christie's novel 'Death on the Nile' | ||
noun • an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby | ||||
| 48% | 8 | Surname of the protagonist in Agatha Christie's novel 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' | ||
noun • United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) • English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) • a city of southeastern Texas near Houston | ||||
Agatha Christie Plot Element
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MOTIVE which was last seen in the New York Times Bonus crossword.
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MOTIVE
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