This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

3 results for INSPECTOR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 16, 2013	65A	Case worker	David Steinberg	Shortz
Tue Jan 8, 2013	32D	Lestrade of Sherlock Holmes stories, e.g.	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Fri Mar 29, 2002	60A	Customs job	Kevin Hagen	Shortz

2 results for INSPECTOR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 27, 2020	Cryptic	22A	Case worker changed one script (9)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz
May 2, 1999	Cryptic	1D	One who investigates bug circling quiet part of a hospital (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

5 results for INSPECTOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 9, 1987	49A	Man from the Yard	William Canine	Maleska
Wed Jan 28, 1976	60A	Scotland Yard V.I.P.	Steele	Weng
Fri Jul 25, 1969	26D	Mystery story character.	Unknown	Weng
Tue May 23, 1961	20D	Lestrade, for example.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948	51D	Police officer.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

Anagrams:

17 ms