The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CORPSE , but the solution may also be REDHERRING which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in LA Times).
Whodunit staple crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CORPSE | 40 % | 6 |
| ALIBI | 20 % | 5 |
| POISON | 20 % | 6 |
| REDHERRING | 20 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whodunit staple
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mystery
- crime
- thriller
- keen
- excitation
- quickening
- exciting
- excitatory
- adrenaline
- incandescent
- sensational
- alt
Crossword Answer definitions
CORPSE noun- A dead body.
- (sometimes derogatory) A human body in general, whether living or dead.
- (of an actor) To lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably.
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 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.
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 POISON
- Lethal stuff
- Contaminate
- Hemlock, for one
- Skull-and-crossbones stuff
- What Mr. Yuk labels
- Warning label word
- Word seen on a skull and crossbones
- Corrupt
- Taint
- Whodunit weapon