Complete Clue List
Across
1. Canadian city where Kathy Reichs sets some of her novels
5. What Sue Grafton's N stood for
9. Arrange, as clues
11. Novel by 32 Down, 'The ___ House'
12. Belgian detective who used his 'little grey cells'
14. Group of countries including home of 12 A (abbr.)
15. Shed one for the murder victim
16. Martha ______, who names many books after British pubs
17. Name used by Evan Hunter to write his '87th Precinct' novels: ___ McBain
20. Christie title: 'Why Didn't They ___ Evans?'
21. One of the mountain chain where Holmes met Moriarty in 'The Final Problem'
23. Creator of Kay Scarpetta (initials)
25. Creator of Jane Lawless, ____ Hart
28. A natural cause of death (abbr.)
29. What 7 Down affectionately calls Amelia
31. Sound of hesitation
32. Disorganized fight, possibly with a gang of criminals
33. Region of the US where Spenser usually operates (abbr.)
34. Feel ill, perhaps because of slow poisoning
35. Sound of disapproval, perhaps used by 1 Down
37. 'And' to 12 Across
39. Daughter-in-law of 7 Down and 29 Across
41. Gender of many murderers
44. Initials of the victim in famous novel featuring 12 Across
45. First name of 34 Down
46. Beverage for 1 Down, perhaps
47. Distinguishing mark, possibly left by a knife
48. Foe
49. Military friend of 12 Across
Down
1. Spinster Jane, who lives in St. Mary Mead
2. With 41 Down, New Zealander who created Roderick Alleyn
3. Series by Mark W. Tiedmann: 'Isaac Asimov's _____ Mystery'
4. Word to describe criminal pitted against fictional detectives
6. Watson once found Holmes in an ______ den
7. 'Father of Curses', Radcliffe _____
8. Murderers might be considered the _____ of society
10. Country where 'Murder on the Orient Express' begins
13. Short first name of Kathy Reichs' forensic anthropologist
18. Title bestowed on creator of 1 Down and 12 Across
19. Where Koko went, with regard to the creek
20. Unknown tipster, by phone or letter (abbr.)
22. Creator of Koko, Yum Yum and Qwill, for short
24. Novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, involving a severed hand, 'The _____'
26. In 'Burned', by Carol Higgins Clark, the victim wears a stolen shell ____ when found
27. First name of creator of Perry Mason
29. Author Ellis or author Elizabeth
30. Perry Mason's secretary, _____ Street
32. First name of author Walters
34. Creator of 1 Down (initials)
36. Actor who played Mickey Spillane's hero on TV, _____ Keach
38. These feature in 'Murder on the Orient Express' and '4:50 from Paddington', for example
40. A criminal might do this to an innocent person
41. Surname of 2 Down
42. Country where you'd usually find 7 Down and 29 Across
43. What blood might leave on the carpet