Form of detective fiction Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Form of detective fiction featured in New York Times puzzle on August 16, 2026. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NOIR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOIR Form of detective fiction (4) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
4% MORSE Code; fictional detective (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 10, 2026
4% DREW Fictional detective Nancy ___ (4)
4% HOLMES Fictional detective Sherlock (6) Commuter Jun 1, 2026
3% LIE Polygraph detection, perhaps (3)
3% POTBOILER Work of pulp fiction (9) Thomas Joseph Aug 13, 2026
3% CRUSOE Fictional castaway Robinson (6) Universal Aug 11, 2026
3% LRON Hubbard of science fiction (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 7, 2026
3% WORMHOLE Science fiction channel? (8) Universal Aug 7, 2026
3% CLUE Detective's lead (4) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2026

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