| Board game that became a movie | 30 |
| 1985 movie with three different endings | 39 |
| Word in many a Nancy Drew title | 31 |
| Whodunit item | 13 |
| Whodunit element | 16 |
| What you're looking at | 26 |
| What this is | 12 |
| This line or the next | 21 |
| Piece of evidence | 17 |
| Mystery board game | 18 |
| It may be found with a magnifying glass | 39 |
| Hawkshaw's aid | 18 |
| Game with a library and billiard room | 37 |
| Footprint, e.g. | 15 |
| Fingerprint, often | 18 |
| Detective's quest | 21 |
| Crossword hint | 14 |
| Classic whodunit board game | 27 |
| Aid for Spade | 13 |
| You're looking at one | 25 |
| Whodunit helper | 15 |
| Whodunit game | 13 |
| What this sentence is | 21 |
| This, for example | 17 |
| This line or the next, e.g. | 27 |
| Sleuth's need | 17 |
| Sleuth's lead | 17 |
| Puzzle element | 14 |
| Mystery item | 12 |
| Mystery element | 15 |
| Mustard is in this game | 23 |
| Mustard and Plum game | 21 |
| Mr. Boddy's game | 20 |
| Inform, with "in" | 27 |
| Holmes quest | 12 |
| Hint for a hawkshaw | 19 |
| Game with rooms and weapons | 27 |
| Game with Mustard and Plum | 26 |
| Game with colorful characters | 29 |
| Game with Colonel Mustard | 25 |
| Game that involves weapons | 26 |
| Footprint, maybe | 16 |
| Footprint or thumbprint, perhaps | 32 |
| Detective's delight | 23 |
| Detective game | 14 |
| Criminal game? | 14 |
| Colonel Mustard game | 20 |
| Col. Mustard's game | 23 |
| Airhead's lack | 18 |
| 1985 film with three different endings | 38 |
| You're reading one | 22 |
| You're getting a musical one now | 36 |
| Whodunit tidbit | 15 |
| Whodunit possibility | 20 |
| Whodunit lead | 13 |
| What you're reading now | 27 |
| What a private eye may eye | 26 |
| What a loose thread might be | 28 |
| Unlocking aid | 13 |
| Tip for a tec | 13 |
| This sentence is one. | 21 |
| This is one, ironically | 23 |
| This is a self-referential example | 34 |
| The dog that didn't bark, perhaps | 37 |
| Tec's help | 14 |
| Sleuth's reward | 19 |
| Sleuth's aid | 16 |
| Shoe impression, maybe | 22 |
| Sherlockian signpost | 20 |
| Sherlock's quest | 20 |
| Sherlock's find | 19 |
| Red herring is a wrong one | 26 |
| Puzzle feature | 14 |
| Puzzle factor | 13 |
| Problem-solving aid | 19 |
| Print, perhaps | 14 |
| Print, maybe | 12 |
| Poirot's find | 17 |
| Part of any good crossword puzzle | 33 |
| One across or one down, e.g. | 28 |
| Observatory site? | 17 |
| Object under a magnifying glass, maybe | 38 |
| Not a "Rock and Roll Crossword" answer | 48 |
| Mystery-novel plot element | 26 |
| Mystery novel element | 21 |
| Mystery ingredient | 18 |
| Mysterious board game | 21 |
| Murder mystery game | 19 |
| Muddy footprint, sometimes | 26 |
| Mr. Green's game | 20 |
| Lupin's need | 16 |
| Logic-based board game | 22 |
| Lipstick print, maybe | 21 |
| Lead for Poirot | 15 |
| Lead for D.B. Russell | 21 |
| Lead for Columbo | 16 |
| Lead for Charlie Chan | 21 |
| Lead for Chan | 13 |
| It has nine rooms | 17 |
| Investigation aid | 17 |