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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Something dropped in a mystery novel last seen in New York Times 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLUE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLUE Something dropped in a mystery novel (4) New York Times Dec 15, 2020
3% SUBMISSUM Something raised or dropped (neut.) (9) The Times O Tempora Nov 15, 2025
3% ARCANE Mysterious (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 15, 2025
3% OPENCASES Unsolved mysteries (9) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
3% AURA Mysterious glow (4) Newsday Nov 10, 2025
3% ENIGMA Mystery (6) (6) Mirror Classic Nov 8, 2025
3% ENIGMAS Mysteries (7) The Times Concise Nov 7, 2025
3% ESOTERIC Mysterious, mysterious coteries (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
3% MIC Drop it! (3) Universal Nov 1, 2025
3% NEW Novel (3) USA Today Oct 31, 2025

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