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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POE Pioneer of detective fiction (3) New York Times Jul 19, 2020
4% SHAMUSES Detective fiction awards (8) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
4% DREW Fictional detective Nancy (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
4% GEIGER Pioneer in radiation detection (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
4% NERO Wolfe of detective fiction (4) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2025
3% BLAZEDNEWTRAILS Was a pioneer (15) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
3% SPOT Detect the best turns (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
3% SENSED Detected (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 29, 2025
3% FACT Fiction's opposite (4) Universal Oct 29, 2025
3% NOAM Pioneering linguist Chomsky (4) Universal Oct 29, 2025

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