What chief detective did is bad (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RANCID What chief detective did is bad (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 15, 2025
7% TADA "Look what I did!" (4) Newsday Dec 3, 2025
7% ANI What turns a chef into a chief? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
7% SEE "___ what I did there?" (3) New York Times Mini Nov 16, 2025
6% HUH "What did you say?" palindromic expression (3)
6% FROZE What water did at 0C, 0F wrong? (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
6% GOTTHEPICTURE Understood what photographer did? (3,3,7) (13) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
6% WHEREWEREWE *"At what place did I leave off?" (Second) (11) Universal Dec 17, 2025
6% TEC Detective, in short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
6% RAN Did a dash (3) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025

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