Detective who first appeared in the 1987 novel Knots and Crosses Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detective who first appeared in the 1987 novel Knots and Crosses 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INSPECTORREBUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INSPECTORREBUS Detective who first appeared in the 1987 novel Knots and Crosses (14) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 23, 2018
3% DEBUT First appearance (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 25, 2025
2% TIE Knotted accessory (3) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025
2% LOOK Appearance (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
2% SLEUTH Detective (6) Commuter Nov 14, 2025
2% WEDS Ties the knot (4) LA Times Mini Nov 13, 2025
2% TEC Detective (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
2% SEEM Appear (to be) (4) Newsday Nov 10, 2025
2% AIR Appearance of individual who will succeed, you say? (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
2% SAYIDO Tie the knot (6) New York Times Nov 9, 2025

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