Lead lost by ruthless crooked detectives Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lead lost by ruthless crooked detectives . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SLEUTHS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLEUTHS Lead lost by ruthless crooked detectives (7)
3% TYRANT Ruthless ruler (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
3% HARDBALL Ruthless tactics (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
3% ASKEW Crooked (5) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
3% BENT Crooked (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 26, 2025
3% TAKENOPRISONERS Be ruthless (15) New York Times Aug 22, 2025
3% CLUE Detective's lead (4) (4) Puzzler Aug 15, 2025
2% ATSEA Lost, or sailing (5) Universal Oct 21, 2025
2% SCAT "Get lost!" (4) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
2% CASE Job for a detective (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
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