The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MAINSPRING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1970.
Chief motive power crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAINSPRING | 100 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Chief motive power
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mainspring
- leading
- leafing
- steam
- principal
- oxen
- drive
- force
- forces
- locomotion
- spring
- powered
Crossword Answer definitions
MAINSPRING noun- The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
- The most important reason for something (Cf. spring "origin of something" (literary) (often in the plural) the springs of her ambition).
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