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Sleuths on Parade Crossword Puzzle

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Try this hotchpotch of real and fictional in the world of crime and punishment! (A couple of words are not immediately connected with the subject as they tie the crossword together.)
Author: ArleneRimmer - Diff: Harder

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      Across
      1. The criminal may hide in these in the garden - just waiting
      3. Cagney's partner's first name
      8. An apt word to describe a detective's brain!
      9. A long, long time
      12. She worked at the 'Daily Planet' (2 words)
      13. Which detective had a passion for lollipops?
      15. This word describes how a detective sees each crime
      16. Jonathan Creek asked Maddie for one of these so he could pick the lock on a cottage door
      19. A false alibi is when a criminal pretends that he is - where - at the time of the crime?
      20. When one acts reciprocally in defence
      23. Flattened pole used to move a small boat
      24. Scrooge (was he a criminal?) was fond of saying '---, humbug!'
      25. Ellis Peters wrote about this detective monk
      28. A footprint could be left in this
      30. He drives a tiny white car and lives under a post box in London
      32. This PI lived in a beachfront property in Oahu
      33. He was always at Batman's side

      Down

      1. He lived in Baker Street, London (2 words)
      2. Disney's Great Mouse Detective
      4. To urge and assist a criminal in his/her crime
      5. Private ---
      6. He is also known as Penry, a mild-mannered janitor (3 words)
      7. Played by Jack Klugman, what was the name of the coroner detective?
      10. Elderly sleuth who lived in St Mary Mead, England (2 words)
      11. Agatha's moustached detective was the brains on the Orient Express
      14. The Yorkshire Ripper was found by the police entering this into computers
      17. This animal is likely a good alarm system in times of need
      18. Is this an affectionate name for Doyle's Moriarty or Disney's Ratigan?
      21. He worked for the LAPD and his dog was called Dog
      22. Southbound (abbr)
      26. '--- Detective School' - Chinese anime
      27. Looking at the Hardy Boys, and 10D, this is obviously no problem!
      29. Would one of these cameras help a detective solve the crime?
      31. This is not Bergerac's name, but it certainly sounds like it!