| 100% | CLUE | 4 | Crime-solving game |
| 91% | CLUE | 4 | Crime-solving board game |
| 70% | CLUE | 4 | Piece of evidence in crime solving |
| 66% | CSIMIAMI | 8 | Forensic crime solving show in a Florida city |
| 65% | AUTO | 4 | Crime video game series Grand Theft __ |
| 65% | ENIGMA | 6 | Puzzle solved in game |
| 63% | TIP | 3 | Lead to solve a crime |
| 63% | ONATIP | 6 | How some crimes are solved |
| 61% | MADGAB | 6 | Board game where players solve mondegreens |
| 60% | CAPTAINAHA | 10 | Officer's cry on solving a crime? |
| 60% | FORENSICS | 9 | Scientific techniques used to solve a crime |
| 59% | DETECTIVE | 9 | A person who investigates and solves crimes |
| 59% | CLUE | 4 | Crime-solving hint |
| 59% | FINGERPRINTS | 12 | Crime-solving aids |
| 58% | DEDUCTION | 9 | Skill used by Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes |
| 58% | MYSTERY | 7 | Fiction genre with a crime to be solved |
| 58% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | The great dane who solves crime with Shaggy |
| 58% | HANGMAN | 7 | Pencil and paper game, solved letter by letter |
| 57% | QUEENSOF | 8 | Cat, Beth and Jane Stone solve crimes __ Mystery |
| 57% | COPSHOWS | 8 | Crime-solving TV programs |
| 56% | IMITATION | 9 | The __ Game, film on solving the riddle of Enigma |
| 56% | LOOSEENDS | 9 | These are tied up when someone solves a crime |
| 56% | VIOLENT | 7 | Like most M-rated video games (like some crime) |
| 56% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | Cartoon TV pooch who solves crimes with Shaggy (Hyph.) |
| 54% | COPSHOW | 7 | TV series about police detectives solving crimes, generically: 2 wds. |
| 54% | THEFT | 5 | Grand ___ Auto (video game series named after a property crime) |
| 54% | CONCENTRATION | 13 | Classic Hugh Downs game show where contestants solved rebus puzzles |
| 54% | CDC | 3 | Org. with a Solve the Outbreak game on its website |
| 54% | MYST | 4 | Best-selling computer game that required players to solve puzzles |
| 54% | MRANDMRSNORTH | 13 | Crime-solving couple of old radio |