Clues & Crimes

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Across
  1. 2. A clue that doesn’t fit the pattern
  2. 5. Fingerprint or footprint, for example
  3. 11. The place of the crime
  4. 13. Hidden piece of evidence
  5. 14. The process of questioning witnesses
  6. 15. The weapon used in a crime
  7. 16. A mysterious disappearance
  8. 17. A locked-room mystery often involves one of these
Down
  1. 1. A suspect’s reason for committing a crime
  2. 3. The person who solves the mystery
  3. 4. A written confession or statement
  4. 6. The investigator’s trusted helper
  5. 7. A detective’s notebook for jotting down observations
  6. 8. A false lead meant to misdirect Red
  7. 9. The person accused of wrongdoing
  8. 10. Famous fictional Belgian detective with “little grey cells”
  9. 12. The final reveal of the culprit