Prolific detective sounds like he could become gloomy Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Prolific detective sounds like he could become gloomy last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 MAIGRET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAIGRET Prolific detective sounds like he could become gloomy (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 2, 2021
3% GRAY Like gloomy skies (4) Universal Sep 16, 2025
2% TWANGY Like a banjo's sound (6) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
2% TENEBROUS Dark and gloomy (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
2% HISSED Sounded like a 59-Down (6) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
2% SMELL Detect an aroma (5) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
2% DISMAL Gloomy, bleak (6) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2025
2% SENSOR Detecting device (6) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2025
2% DEAFAID Lacking sound sense? This could help (4,3) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 25, 2025
2% VAN Vehicle that sounds like "ban" (3)

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