Cause of a mass movement?

The answer to “Cause of a mass movement?” in the LA Times crossword is FORCE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 19, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 19-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Cause of a mass movement?” answer

FORCE (5 letters)

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What does FORCE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of FORCE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Cause of a mass movement?” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 19, 2026 (most recent) → FORCE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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