The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MARLOWE , but the solution may also be PHILIPMARLOWE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
"The Big Sleep" sleuth crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MARLOWE | 50 % | 7 |
| PHILIPMARLOWE | 50 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "The Big Sleep" sleuth
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chandler
- coma
- detective
- small
- rabbi
- hell
- gaunt
- keen
- nero
- rex
- spade
- steele
Crossword Answer definitions
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More clues leading to the result MARLOWE
- Playwright some theorize was actually Shakespeare
- *See 17 Across
- Chandler's private eye
- "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" poet
- "The Big Sleep" private eye
- Wisecracking sleuth Philip
- "Tamburlaine the Great" playwright
- Shakespeare contemporary
- English dramatist, author of "Dr. Faustus" (1564–1593).
- Playwright, died at 29.