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What an investigator might crack Crossword Clue

Last seen in: NYT Special · 2026-10-21

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(noun)

  1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
  2. a portable container for carrying several objects
  3. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
  4. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
  5. (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
  6. the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
  7. the housing or outer covering of something
  8. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
  9. the actual state of things
  10. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
  11. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
  12. a problem requiring investigation
  13. a specific size and style of type within a type family
  14. an occurrence of something
  15. a person requiring professional services
  16. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
  17. a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
  18. the quantity contained in a case
  19. a special set of circumstances
  20. a specific state of mind that is temporary

(verb)

  1. enclose in, or as if in, a case
  2. look over, usually with the intention to rob

(noun)

  1. a police officer who investigates crimes
  2. someone who investigates
  3. a scientist who devotes himself to doing research

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 4 letters
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    What an investigator might crack (4)

    NYT Special · Oct 21, 2026

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