Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain" featured in New York Times puzzle on October 2, 2025. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POIROT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POIROT Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain" (6) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
5% CLUE Detective's case-solving aid (4)
4% SPAIN Lionesses' final opponents s-suffering? (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 1, 2025
4% ALIBI Detective story? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
4% VALISE Small case (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 1, 2025
4% SMELL Detect an aroma (5) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
4% PIS Detectives, briefly (3) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
4% NERO Whodunit detective Wolfe (4) Universal Sep 30, 2025
4% SENSOR Detecting device (6) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2025
4% ODOR Nose's stinky detection (4)

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