Clues for the word "DETECT"
We've had 36 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 112 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 07, 2026.
Definition of detect
- a. - Detected.
- v. t. - To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account.
- v. t. - To inform against; to accuse.
Referring Clues
- Notice
- Sniff out
- Make out
- Pick up
- Sense
- Descry
- Spot
- Espy
- Discover
- Do a private eye's job
- Find
- Ferret out
- Pick up on
- Uncover
- Smell out
- Discern
- Emulate Columbo
- Do a gumshoe's work
- Act like Holmes
- Ascertain
- Pick up, so to speak
- Find out about
- Get a hint of
- Perceive
- Perceive or notice
- Notice, in your Holmesian way
- Perceive - discover
- Identify
- Emulate a sleuth
- Catch a scent of
- Find out by investigating Ted, etc.
- Learn about
- Discover the presence of
- Locate
- Catch a whiff of
- Catch a hint of
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 07, 2026
- Your Life Choices - November 27, 2025
- New York Times - October 29, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 15, 2025
- New York Times - March 16, 2025
- LA Times - February 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 13, 2025
- LA Times - December 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 25, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 16, 2024
- USA Today - September 07, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - September 02, 2024
- Family Time - June 16, 2024
- Mirror Daily - March 30, 2024
- New York Times - January 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 18, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 05, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 31, 2023
- Your Life Choices - October 06, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - August 23, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 28, 2023
- Mirror Daily - May 29, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - May 10, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 08, 2023
- Mirror Daily - February 12, 2023
- And in 82 more crossword puzzles...