New books with leading detective - this may be qualified as "noir" (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PINOT New books with leading detective - this may be qualified as "noir" (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 24, 2024
6% BETE -- noire (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 26, 2025
6% IFS Qualifiers (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 20, 2025
6% CLUE Detective's lead (4) (4) Puzzler Aug 15, 2025
6% ABLE Qualified (4) Universal Jul 2, 2025
6% FEDORA Hat for a film noir detective (6) USA Today Jul 1, 2025
5% EMIL Disney's "___ and the Detectives" (4)
5% AHEAD Leading (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 5, 2025
5% FEDORAS Detectives' caps (7) TV Aug 31, 2025
5% EXAMPLE Lead by __ (7) LA Times Daily Aug 31, 2025

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