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
3% NODE Knot (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
2% REEF Type of knot (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
2% TASTE Sample first in show, appearing in gallery (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
2% SCAB Someone who's crossed the line? (4) The Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
2% TIES Makes a knot in (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
2% EXTERNALS Appearances (9) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
2% TIED "We ___ the knot!" (4) USA Today Oct 6, 2025
2% RHOD Gilbert who appeared on Taskmaster (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025

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