The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MYSTERY , but the solution may also be ALIBI which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Detective story crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MYSTERY | 50 % | 7 |
| ALIBI | 50 % | 5 |
Why may ALIBI be the right solution?
The answer "ALIBI" fits the clue "Detective story?" because in a detective story, the detective often needs to investigate and verify the alibi of a suspect to solve the case.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Detective story
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- police detective
- mystery story
- detective work
- detectives
- adventure story
- private detective
- hotel detective
- private eye
- investigator
- thriller
- mystery novel
- story line
Crossword Answer definitions
MYSTERY noun- Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
- A secret or mystical meaning.
- A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
- (obsolete outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
- (chiefly in plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
- A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
- A craft, art or trade; specifically a guild of craftsmen.
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 MYSTERY
- Josephine Tey's genre
- Detective story
- John Dickson Carr's genre
- Unkown
- Something to figure out
- Queen's genre
- Mind-boggler
- Grafton genre
- Agatha Christie offering
- Whodunit, for example