Detective's lead — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 7 2023 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
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4 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 7 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 7 2023
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Mystery film starring Tim Curry, set largely in a single location where party guests are stranded in a spooky mansion
CLUE
4
Stray hair on a carpet, to a detective
CLUE
4
Murder mystery board game where players use hints to unmask the killer among suspects like Professor Plum and Mrs. White, released in 1949
CLUE
4
You're reading one
CLUE
4
"Give me a ___!" ("I need a hint!")
CLUE
4
What is helping you find each word on this crossword
CLUE
4
Detective's essential lead to solving mysteries
CLUE
4
Detective's case-solving aid
CLUE
4
Crossword-solving need
CLUE
4
Helpful hint like this one that is derived from the Middle English word "clew," meaning "a ball of yarn"
CLUE
4
Detective's breadcrumb
CLUE
4
1985 film starring Tim Curry that is based on a murder mystery board game of the same name
CLUE
4
Occupied an ottoman, say
SAT
3
Metered ride
CAB
3
Bro or sis, for short
SIB
3
Hoopla or hubbub
ADO
3
Boat rower's blade
OAR
3
Zombie's attack to spread the infection
BITE
4
Search high and ___
LOW
3
Hereditary information-carrying molecule: Abbr.
DNA
3
Dalmatian's marking
SPOT
4
Continent with the Sahara Desert
AFRICA
6
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