| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ONACASE | Working, as a detective |
| ELUDE | Outwit, as a detective |
| LOSE | Shake, as a detective |
| sleuth | to act as a detective |
| sleuthed | SLEUTH, to act as a detective |
| TAIL | Follow around, as a detective might |
| sleuths | SLEUTH, to act as a detective |
| BEEKEEPER | Sherlock Holmes's profession after retiring as a detective |
| KINDERGARTENCOP | 1990 comedy about a detective posing as a teacher |
| gumshoe | a. to work as a detective b. to go softly, as if wearing rubber shoes; move or act snoopily or stealthily |
| gumshoed | a. to work as a detective b. to go softly, as if wearing rubber shoes; move or act snoopily or stealthily |
