Prolific detective sounds like he could become gloomy Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAIGRET Prolific detective sounds like he could become gloomy (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 2, 2021
3% SAD Like Gloomy Gus (3) LA Times Mini Dec 24, 2025
2% SHERLOCKHOLMES Detective (14) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
2% CID Group of detectives (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
2% EKE Verb that sounds like an interjection (3) The Atlantic Dec 26, 2025
2% HOLMES Literary detective (6) The Times Concise Dec 26, 2025
2% MEWED Made a sound like a cat (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 25, 2025
2% CLUE Hint for a detective (4) Newsday Dec 22, 2025
2% HUM Sound like a fan (3) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
2% LDA Gloomy (3) USA Today Quick Dec 19, 2025

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