Gumshoe, in hard-boiled fiction Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEC Gumshoe, in hard-boiled fiction (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 21, 2024
7% NOIR Hard-boiled genre (4) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
6% TECS Gumshoes (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
6% MOTO Fictional gumshoe (4)
5% SCALD Heat to near boiling (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 21, 2026
5% STEAMS Cooks over boiling water (6) Newsday Jan 19, 2026
5% LIES Fictions (4) LA Times Daily Jan 17, 2026
5% OLIVER Twist of fiction (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 17, 2026
5% ERUPT Boil over (5) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
5% EGGS Deviled ___, hard-boiled snack whose filling may contain mustard (4)

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