Answer: DET
DET is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 113 times.
Referring Clues:
- N.Y.P.D. title
 - P.I., e.g.
 - Whodunit solver: Abbr.
 - Member of a force: Abbr.
 - N.Y.P.D. investigator
 - P.D. figure
 - Police dept. employee
 - ___ sgt. (police rank)
 - Person with a badge: Abbr.
 - N.Y.P.D. employee
 - Fine points
 - "Law & Order" type: Abbr.
 - L.A.P.D. investigator
 - Evidence gatherer: Abbr.
 - Person on the scene: Abbr.
 - Clue gatherer: Abbr.
 - "Law & Order" role: Abbr.
 - Police rank: Abbr.
 - "Law & Order" fig.
 - One working with a 23-Down: Abbr.
 - Lead investigator?: Abbr.
 - Investigator: Abbr.
 - Lead seeker: Abbr.
 - One with the force: Abbr.
 - A.L. Central scoreboard abbr.
 - Badge flasher: Abbr.
 - The Tigers, on scoreboards
 - One looking for clues (abbr.)
 - NYPD rank
 - NYPD figure
 - "NYPD Blue" role
 - "Law and Order" role (abbr.)
 - P.D. member
 - Comerica Park team, on scoreboards
 - The Pistons, on a scoreboard
 - Lions, on a scoreboard
 - The Lions, on scoreboards
 - Pi, e.g.
 - Badge holder: Abbr.
 - WNBA's Shock, on scoreboards
 - UAW H.Q.
 - Clue seeker: Abbr.
 - P.D. rank
 - NYPD investigator, briefly
 - PD investigator
 - Police dept. rank
 - Cannon, e.g.: Abbr.
 - Police dept. title
 - Dick Tracy, for one: Abbr.
 - SFPD rank
 - LAPD staffer
 - "Law & Order" character, perhaps: Abbr.
 - NYPD investigator
 - Police investigator: Abbr.
 - V.I. Warshawski, for one
 - Ford Field team, on scoreboards
 - AL, NHL, or NBA team
 - NYPD sleuth
 - Pol. sleuth
 - P.I.
 - Crime solver: Abbr.
 - Baseball's Tigers, on scoreboards
 - SFPD title
 - LAPD rank
 - Gatherer of clues: Abbr.
 - Private eye, e.g.: Abbr.
 - Sleuth: Abbr.
 - LAPD title
 - 'CSI' fig.
 - Case worker: Abbr.
 - One taking the lead?: Abbr.
 - 35-Across, e.g.: Abbr.
 - The Tigers, on a scoreboard
 - P.D. investigator
 - "Law & Order" title: Abbr.
 - The Wings, on the scoreboard
 - Sleuth (abbr.)
 - Cagney or Lacey: Abbr.
 - "Law & Order: SVU" rank
 - 65-Across's title: Abbr.
 - Lt. Columbo, e.g.
 - City of Lions and Tigers: Abbr.
 - SFO opponent in the 2012 World Series
 - NYPD rank (abbr.)
 - ____ Sgt.
 - NYPD employee
 - S. Spade or M. Hammer
 - Pvt. investigator
 - "The Shield" fig.
 - "NYPD Blue" rank
 - Rizzoli of "Rizzoli & Isles": Abbr.
 - Clue follower: Abbr.
 - ___ sgt.
 - Abbr. for a police investigator
 - Police department abbr.
 - Mich. NBA team
 - "Blue Bloods" rank: Abbr.
 - U.S. motor capital
 - Tigers' home: Abbr.
 - The Pistons, on scoreboards
 - The Lions or Tigers, on scoreboards
 - Many a "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" character: Abbr.
 - Tigers, on scoreboards
 - Columbo, for one: Abbr.
 - Mystery title: Abbr.
 - Red Wings, on scoreboards
 - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" title: Abbr.
 - MLB's Tigers, on scoreboards
 - Pistons or Lions, on scoreboards
 - Lions or Tigers, on a scoreboard
 - Lead follower: Abbr.
 - Lions or Tigers, in recaps
 - The Motor City, on scoreboards
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - September 09, 2025
 - LA Times - September 05, 2025
 - New York Times - October 12, 2024
 - New York Times - March 24, 2024
 - New York Times - May 28, 2023
 - New York Times - November 17, 2021
 - LA Times - May 17, 2021
 - LA Times - February 13, 2021
 - LA Times - October 30, 2020
 - New York Times - March 28, 2020
 - LA Times - March 07, 2020
 - New York Times - October 12, 2019
 - LA Times - September 26, 2019
 - Universal - September 21, 2019
 - LA Times - July 20, 2019
 - Netword - December 23, 2018
 - New York Times - December 02, 2018
 - LA Times - October 23, 2018
 - New York Times - October 23, 2018
 - LA Times - October 21, 2018
 
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