Across
- 6. the action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed.
- 7. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place
- 8. a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
- 10. be a warning or indication of (a future event).
- 13. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
- 15. a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
- 17. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
- 19. an informer.
- 20. a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
Down
- 1. an unexpected development in a book, film, television program, etc.
- 2. a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
- 3. arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion.
- 4. a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.
- 5. a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
- 9. a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery.
- 11. a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting
- 12. a person who investigates crimes; a detective.
- 14. ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally.
- 16. an ending to an episode or scene that leaves the audience in suspense
- 18. carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth