Operative
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 1 Oct 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 4 Jun 2017
Crossword Answers
2 letters
PI
An antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs
3 letters
SPY
Watch, observe, or inquire secretly
KEY
Serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
5 letters
AGENT
The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
6 letters
SHAMUS
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
WORKER
Sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
ACTIVE
Chemical agent capable of activity
7 letters
INFORCE
Exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
RUNNING
The act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
WORKING
A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
8 letters
SURGICAL
Performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"
SHERLOCK
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
9 letters
EFFECTIVE
Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
PRACTICAL
Having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"
10 letters
PRIVATEEYE
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
FUNCTIONAL
Designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"
11 letters
SECRETAGENT
A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
16 letters
PRIVATEDETECTIVE
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
17 letters
INTELLIGENCEAGENT
A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
19 letters
INTELLIGENCEOFFICER
A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
PRIVATEINVESTIGATOR
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information