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
6% DICTION Detectives turned into strange speech (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Apr 3, 2026
6% SENSE Detect (5) LA Times Daily Apr 3, 2026
6% STREW Scatter (5) Commuter Apr 1, 2026
6% SPREAD Scatter (6) (6) Mirror Quick Mar 31, 2026
6% ESPY Detect (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 31, 2026
6% HOWODD "That's strange" (6) LA Times Daily Mar 20, 2026
6% CHA Tea (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 20, 2026
6% SOWS Scatters, as seeds (4) New York Times Mar 15, 2026
6% SOW Scatter seeds (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 27, 2026

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