| 100% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | Rodent catcher; murder mystery play, The __ |
| 56% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | The __, UK murder mystery play by Agatha Christie |
| 46% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | "The ___," murder mystery play written by Agatha Christie (birthday today) whose 25,000th performance took place in 2012 |
| 46% | WHODUNNIT | 9 | Murder mystery in book, play or film form |
| 43% | ACKROYD | 7 | The Murder of Roger __, Agatha Christie mystery |
| 42% | ONLY | 4 | "___ Murders in the Building" (comedic mystery series) |
| 42% | FORCEOFNATURE | 13 | Murder mystery by 43-Across set in the remote Australian bushland (3 wds.) |
| 42% | THELOSTMAN | 10 | Murder mystery by 43-Across set in the remote Australian outback (3 wds.) |
| 42% | VICARAGE | 8 | The Murder at the __, Miss Marple's first mystery |
| 42% | MICE | 4 | Rodents said to play when the cat’s away |
| 42% | VICARAGE | 8 | Agatha Christie mystery novel: Murder at the __ |
| 41% | GAROFALO | 8 | Janeane —, actress who played The Bowler in 1999 film comedy Mystery Men |
| 41% | RUE | 3 | "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" (Edgar Allan Poe mystery) |
| 39% | CARA | 4 | Delevingne who plays Alice on "Only Murders in the Building" |
| 39% | SPOIL | 5 | Give away the murder mystery ending |
| 38% | AMY | 3 | Actress Ryan who plays Jan on "Only Murders in the Building" |
| 38% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | Agatha Christie West End murder-mystery play |
| 37% | ROYCAMPANELLA | 13 | Negro Leaguer who played catcher for the Dodgers (1948-1957): 2 wds. |
| 37% | HELPMANN | 8 | Robert —, Australian ballet dancer who played the Child Catcher in 1968 family film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| 37% | ABA | 3 | Isaac Asimov mystery "Murder at the ___" |
| 37% | BYTHEROLLINGOFTWODICE | 21 | Mystery Person once wrote a waltz in which the choice of measures played was determined ... |
| 37% | DON | 3 | ___ Johnson, actor who plays Richard Drysdale in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" |
| 37% | TONI | 4 | ___ Collette, actress who plays Joni Thrombey in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" |
| 37% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Shannon, actor who plays Walt Thrombey in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" |
| 37% | WHODUNIT | 8 | Murder mystery |
| 37% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | Rodent catcher |
| 37% | RANDALL | 7 | Tony —, actor who played Hercule Poirot in 1965 crime film The Alphabet Murders |
| 36% | OLIVIACOOKE | 11 | "Ready Player One" actress who plays the pregnant girlfriend of a murdered man in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | STING | 5 | Rocker who plays himself, as a murder suspect, on "Only Murders in the Building" |
| 36% | ANA | 3 | ___ de Armas, actress who plays Marta Cabrera in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" |