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This clue appeared in the October 20 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
CLUE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 20 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 20 2026
CLUE
Detective's case-solving aid
CLUE
4
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
Baseball hat
CAP
3
Attorney's subject
LAW
3
Lobster-eater's neckwear
BIB
3
"Cosmo" rival with a palindromic name
ELLE
4
Scarlett O'___ of "Gone with the Wind"
HARA
4
Body part that may be in a sling
ARM
3
"The First ___" (Christmas carol)
NOEL
4
End to a prayer
AMEN
4
Hello Kitty's hair accessory
BOW
3
Lipton beverages
TEAS
4
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