A river detective (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRENT A river detective (5) (5)
12% LEAD Clue for a detective (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
12% EMIL Disney's "___ and the Detectives" (4)
12% SHERLOCKHOLMES Detective (14) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
12% DECIDE Group of detectives in river come to a conclusion (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
12% SLEUTH Detective (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
11% ACID Sharp ace detectives (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
11% SMELL Sense that detects scents (5) Newsday Jan 27, 2026
11% DENNIXTER Writer of The Singing Detective * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
11% JODIE Foster of "True Detective" (5) Universal Jan 14, 2026
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