Detective-fiction name Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detective-fiction name . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHAN Detective-fiction name (4)
98% NERO Detective-fiction name (4)
4% SHERLOCK ___ Holmes, the fictional private detective (8)
3% ALIBI Detective story? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
3% POIROT Christie's male detective (6) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
3% SMELL Detect an aroma (5) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
3% PIS Detectives, briefly (3) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
3% SENSOR Detecting device (6) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2025
3% ODOR Nose's stinky detection (4)
3% ALI First name of a fictional Staines rapper (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
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