The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TEC which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Shamus crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TEC | 84 % | 3 |
| DICK | 3 % | 4 |
| COP | 3 % | 3 |
| DETECTIVE | 3 % | 9 |
| HAWKSHAW | 3 % | 8 |
| GUMSHOE | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shamus
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tec
- cop
- legman
- gumshoe
- detective
- wisecracker
- gunsel
- meller
- sleuth
- hammett
- barfly
- hardbitten
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 TEC
- P.I.
- Dick
- Gumshoe
- Case guy
- Case guy, for short
- He works on a case by case basis
- He's a dick
- Queen, e.g., for short
- Shamus
- ___-9 (semi-automatic weapon)
More clues leading to the result DICK
- Clark or Tracy
- Author Philip K.
- Tracy
- Either portrayer of TV's Darrin Stevens
- Vonnegut's "Deadeye ___"
- 1999 movie about Nixon
- Actor Powell
- Button on skates
- Gumshoe
- Sleuth, slangily
More clues leading to the result COP
- Flatfoot
- __ a plea
- Friday, e.g.
- One wielding tear gas or driving a tank, perhaps, alas (and, after burrowing, a 37-Down/43-Across from Barry Manilow)
- Beat walker
- Bobby from Britain
- Filch
- One in a cruiser
- Pig
- Whistle blower?
More clues leading to the result DETECTIVE
- DICK
- PI
- "Shamus"
- Queen, for one
- Tracy?
- 29-Down's job
- Spade or Marlowe
- Private investigator
- Whodunit hero
- Member of the police department.