The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DAMES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.
Women, in old detective novels crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DAMES | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Women, in old detective novels
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Crossword Answer definitions
DAMES noun- Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
- In traditional pantomime: a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.
- (slightly derogatory) A woman.
- A lady, a woman.
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