A detective looks for one of these to solve a mystery Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A detective looks for one of these to solve a mystery . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLUE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLUE A detective looks for one of these to solve a mystery (4)
3% ESOTERIC Mysterious (8) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
3% ARCANE Mysterious (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 15, 2025
3% SLEUTH Detective (6) Commuter Nov 14, 2025
3% ENIGMAS Mysteries (7) The Times Concise Nov 7, 2025
3% SONAR Arson solved by sound detection (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
3% SENSED Detected (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 29, 2025
3% DOO Scooby-___ (mystery-solving pupper) (3)
3% AHA "Mystery solved!" (3) USA Today Mar 8, 2025
3% UNRAVEL Solve, as a mystery (7) Newsday Jan 5, 2025
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