The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ERLE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
First name in detective fiction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERLE | 70 % | 4 |
| NERO | 10 % | 4 |
| ARSENE | 10 % | 6 |
| AGATHA | 5 % | 6 |
| ELLERY | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: First name in detective fiction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sherlock
- holmes
- nero
- chan
- ellery
- poe
- marlowe
- sam
- alex
- who
- philip marlowe
- sayers
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 ERLE
- Agatha's contemporary
- Author Gardner
- Della's creator
- First name in mysteries
- First name in mystery writing
- Middle name of a detective novelist
- Mrs. Gardner's boy?
- Perry's creator
- Perry's penner
- A. A. Fair's given name
More clues leading to the result NERO
- Ancient fiddler
- Claudius I's adopted son
- Famous fiddler
- Fictional Wolfe
- Fiddling Roman tyrant
- Pianist Peter
- Rex's detective
- Roman fiddler
- "Quo Vadis?" emperor
- Caligula's nephew
More clues leading to the result ARSENE
- Premier League manager Wenger (the club he manages has the same first five letters as his first name)
- ___ Wenger (Arsenal's coach)
- Detective Lupin of fiction
- Lupin of whodunits
- Lionel Barrymore film, "__ Lupin"
- Leblanc's Lupin
- Maurice Leblanc detective Lupin
- Maurice Leblanc's detective Lupin
- ___ Lupin (Maurice Leblanc's detective)
- Leblanc's polite burglar ___ Lupin
More clues leading to the result AGATHA
- Erle's comtemporary
- First name in whodunits
- Author Christie
- Creator of Hercule
- Hercule's creator
- Heroine of the "Girl Genius" stories
- Mystery's Christie
- Mystery writer Christie
- Mystery writer's award
- First name in mysteries