Fictional detective
The crossword clue "Fictional detective" is answered by CHAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CHAN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CHAN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- NEROWOLFE (2 uses in xd)
- SAMSPADE (2 uses in xd)
- VANCE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for CHAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by CHAN, most used first.
- Jackie of "Rush Hour" - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Detective Charlie - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
- Sleuth Charlie - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
- Fictional sleuth - used 13 times, most recently in 2006
- "Rush Hour" star - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Action star Jackie - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Derr Biggers hero - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
- Oland role - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- "Rush Hour" co-star Jackie - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "Rush Hour" star Jackie - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Charlie ___. - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
- Biggers' sleuth - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Gemma of "Crazy Rich Asians" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Fictional plantation - TARA, used 65 times
- Detective Wolfe - NERO, used 47 times
- Fictional Jane - EYRE, used 47 times
- Fictional sleuth Wolfe - NERO, used 37 times
- Fictional governess - EYRE, used 28 times
- Fictional Karenina - ANNA, used 28 times
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