Detective of fiction Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detective of fiction . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SAMSPADE.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
SAMSPADE Detective of fiction (8)
HOLMES Detective of fiction (6)
CHAN Detective of fiction (4)

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