The Clue
Krantz best seller (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SCRUPLES
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Notes
The answer SCRUPLES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SCRUPLES as a noun:
1. (conscience, scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong) = motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
SCRUPLE as a noun:
1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
2. (scruple, qualm, misgiving) = uneasiness about the fitness of an action
3. an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
SCRUPLE as a verb:
1. hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
2. raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
3. have doubts about