Old chief investigator hesitates: he's backtracking Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TECUMSEH Old chief investigator hesitates: he's backtracking (8)
59% CORONER Predicament involving old investigator (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 17, 2026
56% TEC Old-timey slang for an investigator (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
54% UMS Hesitant sounds (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 22, 2026
54% REVERSE Backtrack about poetry (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Mar 21, 2026
54% UHS Sounds of hesitation (3) LA Times Daily Mar 20, 2026
54% PROBE Investigate (5) (5) Mirror Quick Mar 19, 2026
54% ERS Hesitant sounds (3) LA Times Daily Mar 19, 2026
54% BALK Hesitate (4) Universal Feb 13, 2026
54% SCOPEOUT Investigate (8) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
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