The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPADE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Fictional private eye crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPADE | 50 % | 5 |
| KANE | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fictional private eye
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spade
- philip marlowe
- tec
- nero
- detective
- spenser
- case
- eyes
- drake
- marlowe
- gumshoe
- operative
Crossword Answer definitions
SPADE noun- A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
- A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
- A black person.
- A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
- To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
- A hart or stag three years old.
- A castrated man or animal.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SPADE
- Garden tool
- Detective Sam
- Fictional detective Sam
- Digging tool
- A deck king
- Bogart role in The Maltese Falcon
- Hammett hero
- "They Can Only Hang You Once" sleuth
- Groundbreaker?
- Groundbreaking instrument