Across
- 6. detectives gather clues, suspects provide alibi; red herrings may be present
- 7. detectives use all evidence collected to resolve the mystery
- 9. proof that helps solve a mystery
- 10. fact or item that gives a detective information
- 12. person who saw the crime happen
- 13. a person who has been harmed or wronged in the crime
- 14. characters introduced and problem revealed
- 15. tells where and when the events take place
Down
- 1. something wrong or against the law
- 2. a puzzle, event, secret/something unknown, something lost or missing, or a crime
- 3. excuse for not being somewhere or doing something
- 4. misleading clue that distracts the detective
- 5. a person who may possible have committed the crime
- 8. person who works to solve the mystery
- 11. a story about something that is secret or not easily explained