Answer: REDHERRING
REDHERRING is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted over 20 times. There are related answers (shown below). Try defining REDHERRING with Google.
Referring crossword puzzle clues
- Deception
- Subterfuge
- Misleading clue
- Diversionary tactic
- Whodunit staple
- Misleading lead
- Whodunit ingredient
- False clue
- Decoy, of sorts
- Whodunit misdirection
- Seemingly important but actually irrelevant factor, like this answer
- Purposeful misdirection
- Planned distraction
- Piece of literary misdirection
- Mystery-novel item
- It misleads
- It diverts the attention.
- Fishy lead
- Fishy fish
- Fishy clue
- False lead
- Fake footprint at the murder scene, e.g.
- Embarrassed fish?
- Don't be misled by this
- Diversion; distraction
- Diversion intended to distract
- Distracting literary device
- Dish for a shifty politician
- Deliberate distraction
- CARDINALFISH?
- Attention diverter
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