1971 film about a black detective, played by Richard Roundtree, with a theme tune by Isaac Hayes (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHAFT 1971 film about a black detective, played by Richard Roundtree, with a theme tune by Isaac Hayes (5) (5)
4% AUTO Prefix for "tune" or "play" (4) USA Today Oct 1, 2026
4% ESAU Brother of Isaac (4) Newsday Sep 23, 2026
4% III Richard ____, Shakespeare play (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2026
4% SONG Theme ____, TV programme tune (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 4, 2026
4% CENTURY Weep about tune played for a long time (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Aug 31, 2026
4% SPADE Black playing card (5) Newsday Aug 4, 2026
4% SNOOP Play detective (5) USA Today Jul 8, 2026
3% SOLO Tune for one (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2026
3% MISSSCARLET Slim actress playing TV detective (4,7) (11) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2026
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