Fictional detective.
The crossword clue "Fictional detective." is answered by MOTO, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MOTO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOTO answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 2 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 MOTO
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOTO, most used first.
- Marquand sleuth - used 36 times, most recently in 2020
- Marquand's sleuth. - used 16 times, most recently in 2000
- Lorre role - used 13 times, most recently in 2004
- Fictional sleuth. - used 12 times, most recently in 1990
- Marquand's Mr. - used 10 times, most recently in 2006
- Sleuth played by Lorre - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Role for Lorre - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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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