The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALIBI , but the solution may also be ACCUSATION which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Whodunit plot element crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALIBI | 36 % | 5 |
| MOTIVE | 36 % | 6 |
| FALSEACCUSATION | 7 % | 15 |
| CLUE | 7 % | 4 |
| ACCUSATION | 7 % | 10 |
| ETERNALTRIANGLE | 7 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whodunit plot element
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- motive
- clue
- alibi
- accusation
- twist
- crime
- revenge
- acre
- macguffin
- ambush
- amnesia
- mcguffin
Crossword Answer definitions
ALIBI noun- The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
- To provide an alibi for.
- To provide an excuse for.
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 ALIBI
- "The dog ate my homework?, e.g.
- Cover story?
- Ike's first name?
- "Her ___" (1988 Selleck / Porizkova movie)
- Cover story
- Defense aid
- Excuse
- Handy excuse
- Legal claim
- Acquittal ploy
More clues leading to the result MOTIVE
- Reason for action
- Driving force
- Mystery-plot element
- Whodunit discovery
- Aspect of a crime investigation
- Whodunit plot element
- Intention
- Whodunit component
- Trial attorney's concern
- Whodunit reason
More clues leading to the result FALSEACCUSATION
- Finger-pointing perjury
- Whodunit plot element
- Cooked-up charge
- It could get an innocent person into trouble
More clues leading to the result CLUE
- "____ me in"
- Colonel Mustard's game
- Sleuth game
- This is one
- Whodunit game
- 1985 film with the line "Two corpses; everything's fine"
- Footprint or fingerprint
- Hint
- Lead
- Sleuth's find