Crossword Clue:

Clue for a detective

AnswerCrossword Clue
LEADClue for a detective
TREADSole clue for a detective?
LEADPromising clue, to a detective
NANCYDREWAmateur detective in 1967's "The Clue in the Crossword Cipher"
SPOORClue for a hunter
SCENTClue for a canine
SCENTClue for a bloodhound
RATTLEClue for a car mechanic
NOISEClue for a car mechanic
PATWord that, spelled backward, can be a clue for itself
SKIPPINGSTONESLeisurely lakeside activity, and a clue for the circled letters
THINK"C'mon, Aimee, ...! There's gotta be a good clue out there for this word ..."
RECORDDEALPrize for an aspiring musical artist, perhaps from the first word of the answer to a starred clue