The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CORONER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1960.
Character in a whodunit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CORONER | 25 % | 7 |
| SUSPECT | 25 % | 7 |
| PRIVATEEYE | 25 % | 10 |
| CORPSE | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Character in a whodunit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sleuth
- suspect
- tec
- suspense
- mystery
- case
- nero
- queen
- edgar
- rex
- sue
- twist
Crossword Answer definitions
CORONER noun- A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, cases of treasure trove, and debris from shipwrecks.
- A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
- The administrative head of a sheading.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CORONER
- Alternative to a medical examiner
- Giver of final exams?
- Inquest official
- One skilled at dead reckoning?
- Homicide official
- Forensic team member
- Investigator of unnatural deaths
- Medical officer.
- Essential character in murder story.
- Official probing unnatural deaths.
More clues leading to the result SUSPECT
- Whodunit figure
- Any "Clue" character
- Possible perpetrator
- Fishy
- Questionable
- Lineup member
- Fly-by-night
- Character in a whodunit.
- Possible culprit.
- Whodunit character.
More clues leading to the result PRIVATEEYE
- Magnum was one
- Tracy?
- Spade, e.g.
- Peter Gunn, e.g.
- Mike Hammer or Sam Spade
- Magnum, for one
- Sam Spade, e.g.
- Spade, for one
- Whodunit hero
- Sleuth for hire