The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TAILING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2003.
Some detective work crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAILING | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Some detective work
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tailing
- detect
- detection
- case
- tail
- trace
- traces
- gumshoe
- snoop
- detecting
- supervisor
- sleuth
Crossword Answer definitions
TAILING verb- To follow and observe surreptitiously.
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
- The act of following someone.
- The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
- Sexual intercourse
- The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
- A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.
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