Author credited with inventing the detective story Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Author credited with inventing the detective story . 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POE Author credited with inventing the detective story (3)
3% HOMER Credited author of "The Odyssey" (5) USA Today Nov 17, 2025
3% ENDE "The Neverending Story" author (4) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
3% ALIBI Detective story? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
2% LEAD Clue for a detective (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
2% TALE Story (4) Commuter Jan 16, 2026
2% JODIE Foster of "True Detective" (5) Universal Jan 14, 2026
2% RADAR Speed-detecting tech (5) Commuter Jan 14, 2026
2% EMIL Disney's "___ and the Detectives" (4)
2% DEBIT Alternative to credit (5) New York Times Mini Jan 12, 2026
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