Answer: sleuth

AnswerCrossword Clue
SLEUTHLead follower
SLEUTHClue man.
SLEUTHPrivate eye.
SLEUTHSam Spade or Philo Vance
SLEUTHOlivier-Caine film
SLEUTHNero or Ellery
SLEUTHOlivier-Caine thriller
SLEUTHCaine-Olivier film
SLEUTHOlivier-Caine movie: 1972
SLEUTHMagnifying glass carrier, maybe
SLEUTHMr. Moto, e.g.
SLEUTHOne may follow a lead
SLEUTHDrew in books?
SLEUTHOne on a trail, perhaps
SLEUTHHawkshaw.
SLEUTHCase cracker
SLEUTHMagnifying glass carrier, stereotypically
SLEUTHWolfe, for one
SLEUTHSherlock Holmes, notably
SLEUTHMagnifying glass carrier
SLEUTHCrime investigator
SLEUTHOlivier-Caine film classic
SLEUTHDrew in books, e.g.?
SLEUTHClue follower
SLEUTHTony-winning play set at Andrew Wyke's country home
sleuthto act as a detective
sleuthdetective
SLEUTHClue seeker
SLEUTHWimsey, for one
SLEUTHGumshoe
SLEUTHClue collector
SLEUTHDetective
SLEUTH'72 Laurence Olivier mystery
SLEUTHOlivier-Caine mystery of '73
SLEUTHSherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot
SLEUTHOlivier-Caine mystery of 1972
SLEUTHMovie with Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier
SLEUTHTV's Mannix or Monk, e.g.
SLEUTHMystery man?
SLEUTHMiss Marple, e.g.