Detective story, say Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detective story, say . 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 TAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAIL Detective story, say (4)
11% ALIBI Detective story? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
10% AUTOPSY Exam in a detective story (7) Universal Aug 11, 2025
9% EPIC Legendary story, say (4)
8% BRAGS Shares a big fish story, say (5) New York Times Oct 10, 2025
8% NARRATIVES Stories (10) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
8% TALE Story (4) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
8% EDIT Make a long story short, say (4) USA Today Oct 6, 2025
8% SMELL Detect an aroma (5) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
8% PIS Detectives, briefly (3) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
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