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
6% NOIR Hard-boiled film genre (4) Universal Sep 6, 2026
6% STEAM Boil … or a sign of boiling (5) New York Times Aug 13, 2026
6% SLEUTHS Gumshoes (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 27, 2026
6% MOTO Fictional gumshoe (4)
5% CAULDRON Large pot for boiling (8) (8) Mirror Classic Sep 9, 2026
5% RAGE Boil second half of drink (4) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 9, 2026
5% NANCY Drew of fiction (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 5, 2026
5% EGGS They may be boiled, fried or poached (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2026
5% GULPED Swallowed hard (6) New York Times Aug 31, 2026

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