Famous name in detective fiction. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Famous name in detective fiction. . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REXSTOUT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REXSTOUT Famous name in detective fiction. (8)
8% NERO Wolfe of detective fiction (4) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2025
7% SENSE Detect (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
7% ALIBABA Fictional character with a famous opening line (7) New York Times Aug 21, 2025
7% SLEUTH Detective (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
7% LIE Fiction (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 17, 2025
7% MARSH Ngaio ___, writer of detective fiction (5) (5) Puzzler Aug 1, 2025
7% SHERLOCK ___ Holmes, the fictional private detective (8)
7% SECRETSEVEN Fictional group of child detectives (6,5) (11)
7% BIG Like a famous name? (3)
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