Detective's lead Crossword Clue

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Detective's lead Crossword Answer

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TIP

(3 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a slight indication
2. evidence that helps to solve a problem
(verb)
1. roll into a ball

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DETECTIVE (noun)
1. a police officer who investigates crimes
2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
LEAD (verb)
1. be in charge of
2. take somebody somewhere
LEAD (noun)
1. the introductory section of a story
2. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

TIP
(3 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
LUCE

More Daily Pop Crossword (4/26/2025) Answers

Across

1. Drive in reverse, with "up"

5. Three-time NBA Finals MVP Duncan

8. Soda can opener

11. US Open stadium named for tennis great Arthur

12. Light snack

13. "Mamma ___!" (musical featuring songs by ABBA)

14. Twelve hours after midnight

15. Madison Avenue's locale in Manhattan (2 wds.)

17. Golfer who was the runner-up in 38-Across in 2015, 2017, and 2025 (2 wds.)

19. Cheer heard at the World Cup

20. "Gorillas in the Mist" subject Fossey

21. Wedding reception dessert

25. Newspaper section that usually has book reviews

26. Jokes and such

27. With 30-Across, golfer who won the 2017 sudden-death playoff in 38-Across

30. See 27-Across

31. Ear parts that may be pierced

33. "Door's open, come ___" (2 wds.)

34. Implement used by Bob the Builder

35. Word repeated before "black sheep" in a nursery rhyme

38. Annual major golf championship held each April in Augusta, Georgia (2 wds.)

41. Baby basket

44. Long, long, long time

45. "Rumble in the Jungle" boxer

46. Stovetop items

47. Number of baseball players in a lineup

48. "The ___ Patrick Show" (sports talk program)

49. Fourth-year collegians (Abbr.)

50. Annoying insect

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Down

1. Béla Fleck's instrument

2. "I won't tell ___!" (2 wds.)

3. Selected

4. Clark who ducks into phone booths

5. Beauty pageant crowns

6. Challenge accepted! (2 wds.)

7. New York team that plays home games at Citi Field

8. Brief "No more details, please!"

9. Assist

10. Honey, in slang

12. Five-time All Star catcher Santiago

16. Safe and sound

18. "Luther" actor Elba

22. "Fear the Walking Dead" cable network

23. Colorful fish in an ornamental pond

24. Pitching stat that's good when it's low (Abbr.)

25. Contract negotiators for star athletes

26. Drags with difficulty

27. ___-mo replay

28. Long, long, long time

29. Baseball card stat for a slugger (Abbr.)

30. Rejoices smugly over a victory

32. Houston WNBA team until 2008

34. High male voice

35. Start

36. "The Hunger Games" setting

37. Entry in the plus column of a ledger

39. Hula swivelers

40. Orange-flavored instant drink supplied to astronauts

41. "The ___ News Bears"

42. Birmingham's state (Abbr.)

43. Moral wrongdoing

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