Clues for the word "TEC"
We've had 109 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 397 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 25, 2026.
Referring Clues
- Shamus
- Gumshoe
- Private eye
- P.I.
- Sleuth, informally
- Private eye, for short
- Dick
- Pinkerton, e.g.
- P.I., e.g.
- Sleuth, for short
- Clue collector, slangily
- Investigator, slangily
- Case studier, slangily
- Clue hunter, informally
- Person with a magnifying glass, for short?
- Private eye, slangily
- Sherlock
- PI
- Gumshoe, for short
- Hammer or Spade, e.g.
- Gumshoe, briefly
- Private eye, briefly
- Spade, e.g., for short
- Sleuth, slangily
- Sam Spade type
- Sleuth, in slang
- V.I. Warshawski, e.g.
- Dick Tracy is one, briefly
- Magnum, e.g., briefly
- Spade, e.g., slangily
- Spade, e.g., briefly
- Pulp protagonist, perhaps
- Sam Spade, for one
- Private dick
- Gumshoe, slangily
- Short investigator
- Sleuth in pulp fiction
- Pulp fiction gumshoe
- Dick Tracy, e.g.
- Hammett's Spade, e.g.
- Short investigator?
- Slangy sleuth
- Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, e.g.
- Common pulp protagonist
- Noir investigator
- Clue analyzer, in slang
- He works on a case-by-case basis
- Sleuth
- Sleuth (Sl.)
- Private investigator, in slang
- Private eye, informally
- Gumshoe or shamus
- Noir hero
- Sleuth, briefly
- Sam Spade, e.g., for short
- G-man
- Caper film narrator, often
- Sleuth, to Sayers
- Criminal investigator, for short
- Investigator, briefly
- Private investigator, in old slang
- Noir protagonist
- 20-Across, e.g., informally
- Old-time gumshoe
- Investigator, informally
- Sleuth, in old crime fiction
- Detective, informally
- Hi-___: shoe brand
- Columbo, famously (Abbr.)
- Detective, slangily
- Sleuth, in potboilers
- Columbo, for one
- M.Hammer or S.Holmes
- Sam Spade, e.g.
- D.Tracy, for one
- Lt. Columbo, e.g.
- Noir sleuth
- Frequent film noir protagonist
- Adulterer follower, in slang
- Sleuth's cohort
- Snooping pro
- Mike Hammer, for one
- Private eye, in old slang
- P.I., slangily
- Not the complete sleuth
- 'Dick', of course, is an abbreviation
- Philip Marlowe type, informally
- PI kin
- Hero of hard-boiled fiction
- Sleuth kin
- Clue seeker, briefly
- Not the complete CID man
- Old-time investigator
- Film noir stock character
- Chandler/Hammett hero
- PI or sleuth
- Solver with a set of clues, for short
- Sam Spade, e.g., informally
- TV's Jim Rockford, for one
- Spade or Hammer
- Private eye, in old lingo
- Private eye, quaintly
- Many a noir hero
- Gumshoe or PI
- Sleuth can offer a bit of protection
- If you want to prosecute criminals, he'll help
- Hercule Poirot, e.g., for short
- Private eye, in old crime novels
- Private investigator, informally
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 25, 2026
- Daily American - October 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 23, 2025
- New York Times - August 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 24, 2025
- New York Times - April 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 14, 2025
- Daily American - March 28, 2025
- LA Times - March 02, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 07, 2025
- New York Times - December 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 10, 2024
- Daily American - September 07, 2024
- Daily American - August 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 11, 2024
- New York Times - May 22, 2024
- Daily American - April 16, 2024
- Daily American - March 19, 2024
- New York Times - December 06, 2023
- Daily American - October 30, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 23, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 09, 2023
- LA Times - July 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 08, 2023
- Daily American - March 28, 2023
- LA Times - March 25, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 30, 2022
- And in 367 more crossword puzzles...