| Genitive, for one | 17 |
| Gardner title word | 18 |
| File object | 11 |
| Feature of a "Columbo" episode | 40 |
| Examine before burglarizing | 27 |
| Erle Stanley Gardner affair | 27 |
| Each episode of "Law & Order," say | 48 |
| Detective job | 13 |
| Dative, for one | 15 |
| Dative or ablative | 18 |
| Costco purchase | 15 |
| Container for jewels | 20 |
| Clouseau caper | 14 |
| Check out, pre-job | 18 |
| Check out with nefarious intent | 31 |
| Check out surreptitiously | 25 |
| Check out for a caper | 21 |
| Brewski purchase | 16 |
| Bock pack | 9 |
| Attorney's matter | 21 |
| Attorney's job | 18 |
| Attorney's assignment | 25 |
| Alt-country's Neko | 22 |
| Accusative, for one | 19 |
| Ablative, e.g. | 14 |
| Ablative or dative | 18 |
| 24-pack, perhaps | 16 |
| 24-can unit | 11 |
| 24 bottles | 10 |
| 12 bottles of wine, e.g. | 24 |
| #18 | 3 |
| "Trent's Last ___": Bentley | 41 |
| "Trent's Last ___" | 32 |
| "I rest my ---" | 25 |
| "Deal or No Deal" pick | 32 |
| "Deal or No Deal" container | 37 |
| "___ dismissed!" | 26 |
| "___ closed!" | 23 |
| ''Deal or No Deal'' selection | 45 |
| ''Deal or No Deal'' pick | 40 |
| Checked out | 11 |
| Boxed | 5 |
| Enclosed | 8 |
| Put in a box | 12 |
| Surveyed | 8 |
| Packed | 6 |
| Packed in boxes | 15 |
| Scoped out | 10 |
| Investigated | 12 |
| Put in a container | 18 |
| Examined carefully | 18 |
| Studied for a heist | 19 |
| Looked over the joint | 21 |
| Inspected the joint | 19 |
| Inspected | 9 |
| Checked out, as before a heist | 30 |
| Looked over, in a way | 21 |
| Checked out before robbing | 26 |
| Studied carefully, as a "joint" | 41 |
| Scouted for a heist | 19 |
| Planned to rob | 14 |
| Placed in a box | 15 |
| Looked over larcenously | 23 |
| In a box | 8 |
| Examined, as before a robbery | 29 |
| Examined, as a joint | 20 |
| Checked out before a heist | 26 |
| Boxed up | 8 |
| Took a first look, as a crook | 29 |
| Surveyed the joint | 18 |
| Surveyed surreptitiously | 24 |
| Studied with felonious intent | 29 |
| Studied "the joint" | 29 |
| Sized up the joint | 18 |
| Scrutinized, with ill intent | 28 |
| Scoped out, before a heist | 26 |
| Scoped out, before a burglary | 29 |
| Scoped out sneakily | 19 |
| Scoped out a joint | 18 |
| Researched before robbing | 25 |
| Put into crates | 15 |
| Previewed, as a joint | 21 |
| Prepared to rob | 15 |
| Prepared for shipment | 21 |
| Packed up for shipment | 22 |
| Packed up | 9 |
| Looked the place over | 21 |
| Looked the joint over | 21 |
| Looked over, as a bank before a heist | 37 |
| Looked over carefully | 21 |
| Looked over before a heist | 26 |
| Looked for security cameras, say | 32 |
| Like warehouse goods | 20 |
| Like some joints | 16 |
| Like bottles of beer | 20 |
| Inspected, Sutton style | 23 |
| Inspected for a heist | 21 |
| In a protective container | 25 |
| Gave a place the once-over | 26 |
| Examined, pre-burglary | 22 |