Detective Uses Bug To Catch Copper With Gold Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	9		Exact Match!
	noun • a high ranking police officer • an investigator who observes carefully
	34%	6		Bug that inspired Poe's "The Gold-Bug"
	noun • scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
	29%	10		Miner who uses a gold pan to extract gold
	noun • a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field

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The Guardian Cryptic18 Aug 2011	Down 15
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