Private eye
The crossword clue "Private eye" is answered by TEC, a 3-letter entry. Used 52 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TEC
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEC answer page.
Used 52 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 10 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.
- SHAMUS (12 uses in xd)
- GUMSHOE (7 uses in xd)
- SNOOP (7 uses in xd)
- SLEUTH (4 uses in xd)
- OPERATIVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TEC
Every other clue in this collection answered by TEC, most used first.
- Gumshoe - used 169 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.
- "___ pig's eye!" - INA, used 68 times
- Network with an eye logo - CBS, used 47 times
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