Hero of detective novels by Ian Rankin (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hero of detective novels by Ian Rankin (5) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on October 17, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REBUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REBUS Hero of detective novels by Ian Rankin (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Oct 17, 2026
8% STRIP & 20D 1992 novel by Ian Rankin (5,4) (5) Mirror Quiz Sep 19, 2026
6% CEMENTGARDEN The -, 1978 novel by Ian McEwan (6,6) (12) Mirror Quiz Sep 20, 2026
6% FALLS The -, 2001 novel by Ian Rankin (5) Mirror Quiz May 7, 2025
6% AQUESTIONOF 2003 novel by Ian Rankin (11) Mirror Quiz Dec 2, 2024
5% HERCULEPOIROT Fictional detective (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 4, 2026
5% EMIL ____ and the Detectives, classic children's adventure novel (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 16, 2026
5% RADAR Detection system (5) Universal Sep 9, 2026
5% KIM Kipling novel or its young hero (3) New York Times Sep 7, 2026
5% IAN Fleming or Rankin? (3) (3) The Guardian Quick Aug 1, 2026

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