A river detective (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A river detective (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRENT A river detective (5) (5)
11% DISTEND Detectives are liable for stretch (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 23, 2025
11% GEIGER Pioneer in radiation detection (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
11% CASE Job for a detective (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
11% ALIBI Detective story? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
11% POIROT Christie's male detective (6) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
11% SMELL Detect an aroma (5) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
11% PIS Detectives, briefly (3) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
11% NERO Whodunit detective Wolfe (4) Universal Sep 30, 2025
11% SENSOR Detecting device (6) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2025
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