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
2% CAMPION On screen, he detected main Butlin's venue operating? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 12, 2025
2% TEE Garment that sounds like a letter (3)
2% DOUR Gloomy (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 10, 2025
2% NINE Number that sounds like "no" in German (4) Universal Sep 6, 2025
2% DOURPUSS Gloomy kitty? (8) Universal Sep 4, 2025
2% BAAED Sounded like a sheep (5) Commuter Aug 29, 2025
2% SOMBER Gloomy (6) Newsday Aug 28, 2025
2% IMIN "Sounds like a plan!" (4) Universal Aug 26, 2025
2% GROW Become bigger, like a tree (4)

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