Investigation of nick, police cleared guards (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROBE Investigation of nick, police cleared guards (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 6, 2023
6% DET Police investigator (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
5% WARY On guard, cautious (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
5% DEICES Clears with a scraper (6) Commuter Dec 3, 2025
5% NET Clear (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
5% TRIO The Police, for example (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
5% NOTCH Indentation, nick (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 1, 2025
5% INTO Delve __ (investigate) (4) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
5% NOLTE Actor Nick (5) Commuter Nov 26, 2025
5% ERASE Clear, as a whiteboard (5) Universal Nov 26, 2025

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