Creator of detective Sam Spade Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Creator of detective Sam Spade last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DASHIELLHAMMETT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DASHIELLHAMMETT Creator of detective Sam Spade (15) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 24, 2019
3% MALTESEFALCON The ---, 1941 film featuring the private eye Sam Spade (13) The Times Specialist Oct 27, 2025
3% SHOVEL Spade (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
3% ACE ___ of spades (3)
3% GALORE In spades (6) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
3% HAMMETT Sam Spade creator (7) Newsday Sep 3, 2017
2% SENSED Detected (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 29, 2025
2% SNEAD Golf great Sam (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2025
2% TOPHAT Uncle Sam headgear (6) Newsday Oct 22, 2025
2% CASE Job for a detective (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025

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