Word "DETECT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
Synonyms:
discover, find, notice, observe
Examples:
She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water

Crossword Clues for DETECT

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Clue Source Date
Notice Thomas Joseph 30 Aug 2025
Discern mistake: time to replace force The Sun Two Speed 30 Jul 2025
Discover or identify The Sun Two Speed 30 Jul 2025
Sense the presence of
Discern mistake: time to replace force The Telegraph Toughie 22 Apr 2025
Notice or discover something hidden (6)
Pick up on Premier Sunday 06 Apr 2025
Make out New York Times 16 Mar 2025
Notice, in your Holmesian way (6)
Pick up on Commuter 05 Mar 2025
Discover the existence or presence of something (6)
Catch a hint of LA Times Daily 19 Feb 2025
Work like Sherlock, say The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Feb 2025
Identify investigator I have briefly left (6)
Discern, spot
Discern the presence of (6)
Sense, pick up The Times Concise 06 Jan 2025
Pick up on LA Times Daily 09 Dec 2024
Make out with non-u duet, etc, in the confusion (6)
Find out about Ted etc
Brief put off court to undertake discovery (6)
Identify Mirror Quick 12 Oct 2024
Find I have left policeman Mirror Cryptic 12 Oct 2024
Make out with Ted, etc, this way (6)
Manage to find when I've left the sleuth (6)
Catch a whiff of USA Today 07 Sep 2024
Sense Commuter 16 Aug 2024
Smell or spy Newsday 12 Jul 2024
Make successful use of the clues
Notice Mirror Tea Time 12 Jun 2024
Perceive or notice Mirror Classic 26 May 2024
Discover existence of
Sense TV 21 Apr 2024
Use clues to solve, perhaps (6)
Find out if Ted can return, etc (6)
Pick up on New York Times 21 Jan 2024
Discover (6) Puzzler 25 Dec 2023
Perceive or discover, ... a gas leak
NOSE
Find out the elusive (6)
Discover the existence of (6)
Notice Universal 07 Aug 2023
Discover The Telegraph Quick 15 Apr 2023
Pick up LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2023
Discover the presence of USA Today 23 Jan 2023
Get a hint of LA Times Daily 09 Dec 2022
Ferret out Premier Sunday 04 Dec 2022
Catch a scent of LA Times Daily 28 Nov 2022
Sense Eugene Sheffer 19 Oct 2022
Pick up on Universal 08 Oct 2022
Sense Eugene Sheffer 08 Oct 2022
Notice Thomas Joseph 08 Mar 2022
Pick up on New York Times 12 Oct 2021
Expose what bent coppers won't do Irish Times Crosaire 17 Sep 2021
Discover, expose The Guardian Speedy 05 Sep 2021
Discern The Times Concise 01 Sep 2021
Get a hint of The Washington Post 16 Aug 2021
Get a hint of LA Times Daily 16 Aug 2021
Notice Universal 17 Jul 2021
Learn about The Washington Post 29 Apr 2021
Learn about LA Times Daily 29 Apr 2021
Sense with your senses Newsday 04 Apr 2021
Discover The Telegraph Quick 19 Mar 2021
Pick up The Washington Post Sunday 15 Nov 2020
Discern Wall Street Journal 18 Jul 2020
Observe; notice The Telegraph Quick 17 Jul 2020
Discover The Washington Post 09 Nov 2019
Discover LA Times Daily 09 Nov 2019
Pick up New York Times 17 Oct 2019
Pick up
Notice Thomas Joseph 23 Jul 2019
Expose what bent coppers won't do Irish Times Crosaire 11 Jun 2019
Sense The Washington Post Sunday 19 May 2019
Do what Morse did, failing to get time for female
Make out Wall Street Journal 16 Mar 2019
Sense
Make out
Sense Eugene Sheffer 21 Nov 2018
Pick up on Newsday 01 Nov 2018
Catch a scent of The Washington Post 13 Sep 2018
Catch a scent of LA Times Daily 13 Sep 2018
Ferret out Newsday 27 Jul 2018
Notice, sense The Times Concise 20 Jul 2018
Find out about LA Times Daily 11 Jun 2018
Find out about The Washington Post 11 Jun 2018
Emulate a sleuth Universal 31 May 2018
Sense Thomas Joseph 05 May 2018
Catch a scent of
Emulate a sleuth
Find out about
Pick up on Jonesin 26 Dec 2017
Sniff out Premier Sunday 10 Dec 2017
Track down The Telegraph Quick 21 Jun 2017
Get a hint of The Washington Post 18 Jun 2017
Get a hint of LA Times Daily 18 Jun 2017
Work out on the outskirts of Detroit project Irish Times Crosaire 20 Jan 2017
Get a hint of
Perceive The Telegraph Quick 16 Apr 2016
Pick up Wall Street Journal 27 Jan 2016
Discover, identify The Times Concise 27 Jan 2016
Pick up on Premier Sunday 22 Nov 2015
Discover; discern The Times Concise 08 Sep 2015
Emulate Columbo USA Today 27 Aug 2015
Discover mistake -- time to oust female! The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Aug 2015
Pick up on
Emulate Columbo
Discover
Sense
Ascertain
Pick up
What gumshoes do
Discover
Spot
Do a private eye's job
Pick up on
Notice
Do a gumshoe's work
Emulate Columbo
Spot
Make out
Pick up on
Discover
Espy
Sense
Descry
Make out
Ferret out
Sniff out
Sense
Emulate Ellery
Sniff out, perhaps
Do a sleuth's job
Smell out
Discern
Ascertain
Uncover
Pick up
Find out about
Discover
Espy
Descry
Catch the scent of
Uncover
Find
Discover
Discover
Discover
Make out
Do a private eye's job
Espy
Sense
Uncover
Notice
Sniff out
Discover, a la Sam Spade
Make out
Imitate Ellery Queen
Ascertain
Emulate Holmes
Catch sight of
Do some sleuthing
Do gumshoe's work
Emulate Magnum
Emulate Columbo
Spot: Colloq.
Observe.
Find out.
Discover.
What Lupin and Dupin do.
Nero Wolf and Perry Mason do.
What private eyes do.
Find out
Espy.
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