The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BODY which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Murder mystery staple crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BODY | 67 % | 4 |
| CORPSE | 17 % | 6 |
| BUTLER | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Murder mystery staple
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- corpse
- body
- clue
- motive
- whodunit
- curare
- victim
- arsenic
- heir
- thriller
- cyanide
- case
Crossword Answer definitions
BODY noun- Physical frame.
- Main section.
- Coherent group.
- Material entity.
- The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
- A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
- To give body or shape to something.
- To construct the bodywork of a car.
- To embody.
- To murder someone.
- (by extension) To utterly defeat someone.
- To hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.
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 BODY
- Physical structure
- Soul's partner
- Every or some follower
- Flesh and bones
- Firmness
- What's built by lifting?
- Soul mate?
- Mr. Universe's pride
- Torso
- Detective story discovery
More clues leading to the result CORPSE
- Morgue sight
- Mr. Boddy, in the game "Clue"
- Mr. Boddy of Clue, e.g.
- Mr. Boddy, e.g.
- "Law & Order" role with no lines
- Zombie, essentially
- Murder mystery staple
- Coffin contents
- Murder story character.
- What Claudius made of Hamlet's father.