| Detective's hints |
Commuter |
05 Mar 2026 |
| (4/6) "Now, let your creative juices flow and write down the ___ (hints) for your puzzle." |
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| Hints and tips for Colin 'let's upset everybody' Sell (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
18 Feb 2026 |
| Crossword hints |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2025 |
| Helpful hints |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2025 |
| You look at these to get some answers (5) |
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| Puzzling specimens, including this sample from varicose ulcer, put on the counter |
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| Puzzle hints |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2025 |
| They help to solve a puzzle (5) |
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| Tips of potter's tools left inside |
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| (4/6) "Now, let your creative juices flow and write down the ___ (hints) for your puzzle." |
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| Nickelodeon's "Blue's ___" |
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| Parts of a crossword (5) |
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| Figures to use shifty information! (5) |
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| Whodunit discoveries |
USA Today |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Sherlock's finds |
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| Sleuths' helpers |
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| Crossword hints |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Hints |
Commuter |
20 Dec 2024 |
| Crossword hints |
Commuter |
05 Dec 2024 |
| "Blue's ___" (TV show) |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2024 |
| What are you looking at? |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Sep 2024 |
| You're reading them |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Aug 2024 |
| This puzzle has 72 of them |
Universal |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Hints |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Hints |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Crossword hints |
Commuter |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Detective's leads |
Commuter |
10 Jun 2024 |
| This puzzle has 10 of them |
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| There are 10 in this puzzle |
New York Times Mini |
16 Apr 2024 |
| (4/6) "Now, let your creative juices flow and write down the ___ (hints) for your puzzle." |
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| Guides providing things like this (5) |
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| This puzzle has 78 |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Aids to detection |
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| Puzzle-solving aids (5) |
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| Scene of the crime evidence |
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| Pieces of evidence (5) |
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| Crossword tips (5) |
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| Set of 74 in this puzzle |
Universal |
25 Nov 2023 |
| "Blue's ___," children's series hosted by Steve Burns and Donovan Patton |
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| This puzzle has 78 of them |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2023 |
| This crossword has lots of them |
Family Time |
06 Feb 2023 |
| Hints |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2022 |
| Hints |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2022 |
| This puzzle has 76 |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2022 |
| Fills (in) |
New York Times |
24 Oct 2021 |
| You're looking at them |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Sep 2021 |
| Crossword solver's aids |
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| Hints |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2021 |
| This puzzle has 74 |
USA Today |
09 Jun 2021 |
| Things detectives look for |
New York Times |
27 Apr 2021 |
| This puzzle’s 140, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Important parts of many a metapuzzle |
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| Small hint first -- you'll need these to fill the grid! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Dec 2020 |
| You're reading them |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Sep 2020 |
| Parts of a crossword that the constructor works on last |
New York Times |
09 Sep 2020 |
| This and others |
New York Times |
31 May 2020 |
| Christie concoctions |
Newsday |
16 May 2020 |
| This puzzle has 78 |
USA Today |
26 Apr 2020 |
| You're reading a list of them |
Universal |
28 Mar 2020 |
| 72 things in this puzzle |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2020 |
| Crossword hints |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2020 |
| Crossword hints |
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| What a crossword has that a sudoku doesn't |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Clunkiest shabby knit dropped revealing these |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Leads to an answer |
Newsday |
04 Jul 2019 |
| Leads for sleuths |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2019 |
| What are you looking at? |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2019 |
| Fingerprints, maybe |
New York Times |
01 Mar 2019 |
| What are you looking at? |
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| Fingerprints, maybe |
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| What a crossword has that a sudoku doesn't |
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| Bits of evidence |
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| This puzzle's 78 |
USA Today |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Hints |
Premier Sunday |
09 Sep 2018 |
| Hints |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2018 |
| Hints |
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| Crossword puzzle list |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2018 |
| Crossword puzzle list |
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| You're looking at them |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Helpful hints |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2018 |
| This puzzle's 78 |
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| Hints |
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| Crossword puzzle list |
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| Here, they're across and down |
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| 'Jeopardy!' boardful |
New York Times |
25 May 2017 |
| Mystery finds |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Mar 2017 |
| Detective's detections |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2017 |
| "Jeopardy!" boardful |
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| This crossword has 76 |
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| Crossword necessities |
Family Time |
29 May 2016 |
| Crossword solver's need |
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| Parts of a crossword puzzle |
Universal |
16 Feb 2016 |
| Parts of a crossword puzzle |
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| Hints |
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| Whodunit data |
Newsday |
31 May 2015 |
| Tip-offs |
New York Times |
21 Feb 2015 |
| Tip-offs |
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| These |
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| Whodunit data |
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| Crossword puzzle part |
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| ...and what its characters seek |
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| Items like this |
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| Crossword necessity |
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| Prints and threads, to detectives |
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| Leads |
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| Things hidden in treasure hunts |
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| Paul Weller song for these answers? |
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| Every crossword has them |
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| Nancy Drew findings |
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| What Paul Weller gives you right now? |
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| Detectives' helpers |
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| Helpful hints |
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| Crossword necessities |
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| Hints for Sherlock |
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| Hints |
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| You're trying to figure them out |
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| Solver's helpers |
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| This puzzle has many |
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| This puzzle has 78 |
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| Things pieced together |
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| Prints and tracks, maybe |
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| Whodunit tidbits |
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| They can help close a case |
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| Prints and tracks, maybe |
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| Investigation aids |
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| Aids for Holmes |
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| Whodunit finds |
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| Hints |
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| Information sought by Hercule Poirot |
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| Sherlock Holmes looks for them |
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| Leads |
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| Cruciverbalist's need |
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| Mystery movie array |
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| Mystery movie array |
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| Fodder for Sherlock |
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| Sleuths' finds |
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| Cruciverbalist's writing |
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| Evidence left behind |
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| You're reading them |
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| 30-Across may provide them |
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| Leads for Columbo |
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| Solving aids |
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| Solving aids |
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| Evidence for Sherlock |
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| Hints |
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| What you're reading |
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| Detective's discoveries |
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| Part of this puzzles' theme |
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| Some prints |
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| Mystery elements |
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| Whodunit necessities |
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| 1-Across and 1-Down, e.g. |
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| Some prints |
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| Inklings |
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| This, and 77 others in this puzzle |
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| Poirot's collection |
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| Solver's aids |
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| Detective's aids |
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| This puzzle has 78 of them |
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| Hints |
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| Definitions for puzzle solvers |
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| Crossword puzzle necessity |
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| Mystery leads |
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| This crossword has 76 |
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| You're reading them |
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| Hints |
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| Hints for Holmes |
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| Tips for tecs |
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| Definitions in puzzles |
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| Fingerprints, often |
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| Footprints, bloodstains, etc. |
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| Hints. |
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| 57-Across's specialty (especially terrible puns and wacky wordplay) |
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| Fingerprints, at times |
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| Detective's quest |
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| Leads |
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| Puzzler's aids. |
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| Leads for Queen. |
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| Sleuth's concern. |
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| Leads for Ellery Queen. |
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| Help for puzzle-solvers. |
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| Something for Poirot. |
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| Material for a detective story. |
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| Indications. |
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| Sherlockian finds |
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| Sleuth material |
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