Founder of the first detective agency in the US Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PINKERTON Founder of the first detective agency in the US (9)
3% SLEUTHS Detectives (7) Commuter Feb 19, 2026
3% SECRETSERVICE Hush-hush US federal agency (6,7) (13) The Guardian Quick Feb 13, 2026
3% NASA Exploratory agency (4) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
3% BUREAU Department, agency (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
3% FDA HHS agency (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
3% ALLAN Detective agency founder Pinkerton (5)
2% LAOTZU Taoism founder (6) LA Times Daily Feb 20, 2026
2% RADAR Detection system (5) Universal Feb 20, 2026
2% KNOTT Berry Farm founder (5) Newsday Feb 13, 2026
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