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Detectives Word Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ELEMENTARY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ELEMENTARY

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We think the answer is "ELEMENTARY" which means:

    adjective
  • • Of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education
  • adjective satellite
  • • Easy and not involved or complicated
  • • Of or being the essential or basic part
  • noun
  • • An elementary school
  • • (mysticism) a supernatural being which is associated with the elements.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I teach elementary school children."
  • • "The book is written for an elementary reading level."

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New York Times20 Mar 1977 Across 54
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