Shamus
The crossword clue "Shamus" is answered by TEC, a 3-letter entry. Used 32 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 11 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 32 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 11 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.
- DICK (2 uses in xd)
- GUMSHOE (2 uses in xd)
- DETECTIVE (1 uses in xd)
- HAWKSHAW (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
- Private eye - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- Sleuth - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
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