Detectives drink strange tea and scatter (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISSIPATE Detectives drink strange tea and scatter (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 3, 2024
7% CHAI Spiced tea drink (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
6% SLEUTH Detective (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
6% SEAWATER Swear tea is tainted - don't drink it! (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
6% STREW Scatter around (5) Universal Nov 19, 2025
6% SPREAD Scatter (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 18, 2025
6% ODD Strange (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025
6% SPARSE Thinly scattered (6) USA Today Nov 11, 2025
6% DOTTED Scattered (around) (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 10, 2025
6% STREWN Scattered about (6) Newsday Nov 6, 2025

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