A ruler among detectives is sharp (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACRID A ruler among detectives is sharp (5) (5)
8% ACID Sharp as a group of detectives (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 28, 2025
8% ACIDIC A group of detectives in charge is sharp (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
7% ANDSOON A Detective Sergeant among twelve, etc (3,2,2) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
7% AMID Among (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
6% RAP Sharp blow (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025
6% IVAN "Terrible" ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
6% BANG Sharp noise (4) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
6% TYRANT Despotic ruler (6) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
6% EMIR Kuwait's ruler (4) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
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