Across
- 2. to infer by logical reasoning
- 3. a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries
- 4. an excuse that an accused person uses to show that they was somewhere else than at the scene of crime.
- 7. the time place environment and surrounding circumstances of a story
- 8. the arrangement of incidents in a story
- 11. an inner drive that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way
- 12. a guess or feeling not based on known facts
- 15. someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something
- 17. an act committed in violation of the law
- 18. something that is secret and unknown
Down
- 1. to steal or filch
- 5. an advance or discovery that helps solve a crime
- 6. a person who is suspected of a crime
- 9. something such as a witness statement or object that is used as proof
- 10. herring something that is used to divert attention from the basic issue
- 13. someone who is harmed or suffers some loss
- 14. a person who investigates crime and gathers info
- 16. another name for a detective