___ Vance, literary detective Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHILO ___ Vance, literary detective (5)
6% SENSED Detected (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 29, 2025
6% POIROT Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain" (6) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
5% RADAR Aircraft detection system (5) The Times Concise Nov 8, 2025
5% CASES Jobs for detectives (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
5% DISPLEASE Annoy detectives, if you will (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
5% CRUSOE Literary castaway (6) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
5% IRONY Literary sarcasm (5) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
5% HBO "True Detective" airer: Abbr. (3)
5% SPOT Detect the best turns (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
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