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Classic Mystery Fiction Crossword Puzzle

A themed crossword with 38 clues to draw from. Find famous detectives, mystery authors, classic novels, and clues from the golden age of crime fiction.

🔎 Classic Mystery Fiction word searchBooksAuthorsCrime Dramas38 clues in the pool
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About the Classic Mystery Fiction Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers classic mystery novels, their authors, famous detectives, and memorable settings. Look for Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, The Moonstone, and Baker Street among the hidden words. Readers who enjoy vintage crime stories, literary history, and solving fictional cases will recognize many of these names and titles.

This crossword draws on 38 clues about Classic Mystery Fiction. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

  • •Poirot investigates alphabetically arranged killings (10 letters)
  • •Devonshire family threatened by a legendary hound (12 letters)
  • •Scottish physician who created Sherlock Holmes (10 letters)
  • •Mystery-writing love interest of Lord Peter Wimsey (11 letters)
  • •Scotland Yard inspector in classic detective stories (8 letters)
  • •Professor who serves as a famous detective’s arch-enemy (8 letters)
  • •Luxury train setting for a Christie murder mystery (13 letters)
  • •Christie murder victim in a novel famed for its twist (12 letters)

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