| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hard-boiled characters [3] | ||
| Magazines for dicks | The Guardian Quiptic | 29 May 2023 |
| Figures in “Knives Out” and “The Maltese Falcon” | New York Times | 05 Nov 2022 |
| Figures in 'Knives Out' and 'The Maltese Falcon' | New York Times | 05 Nov 2022 |
| Tommy watches detectives | The Telegraph Cryptic | 29 Mar 2021 |
| Tails, of a sort | New York Times | 04 Aug 2016 |
| Tails, of a sort | ||
| 1981 Hall & Oates song with the lyric "They're watching you" | ||
| Detectives for hire | ||
| Whodunit heroes. |