Private eye capturing Chinese backing popular applied science (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Private eye capturing Chinese backing popular applied science (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on April 16, 2026. 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 TECHNIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TECHNIC Private eye capturing Chinese backing popular applied science (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 16, 2026
6% SLEUTH Private eye (6) (6) Puzzler Mar 5, 2026
5% NAB Capture (3) Commuter Apr 2, 2026
5% TEC Private eye, in old slang (3)
4% USEON Apply to, as an ointment (5) New York Times Apr 14, 2026
4% CATCH Capture (5) (5) Mirror Classic Apr 13, 2026
4% BSC Science degree (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 13, 2026
4% TUTOR Private teacher (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 11, 2026
4% APES Creatures who rule the Earth, in a popular science-fiction franchise (4) The Atlantic Apr 10, 2026
4% LAB Science room (3) Eugene Sheffer Apr 9, 2026

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