| STARSKY | 1970s US detective series, ------- & Hutch (7) |
| COLUMBO | Old US detective series from 1971-2003 starring Peter Falk (7) |
| RIZZOLI | Angie Harmon's Boston detective series, .... & Isles (7) |
| UNIFIED | Combined college ? US detective has one (7) |
| GUMSHOE | US detective (informal) (7) |
| POPCORN | Spooner sees "Starsky and Hutch Investigate Lustful Lucy", a cinema favourite (7) |
| STILLER | Ben, U.S. actor who played David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of Starsky & Hutch (7) |
| ROCKFORD | 'The -- Files', US detective drama in 1970s and early 1980s (8) |
| SUNSETSTRIP | '77 -- --', US detective drama series (6,5) |
| DASHIELLHAMMETT | US detective novelist (8,7) |
| PSYCH | 2006-14 US detective comedydrama series starring James Roday (5) |
| DICK | US detective and British ones upset king |
| PINKERTON | US detective; Butterfly deceiver |
| PISTOL | Large number upset after US detective produces weapon |
| HUTCH | Where to keep bucks, perhaps, for a US detective (5) |
| SPILLANE | Reasonable to accept tablet from US detective story writer Mickey (8) |
| CLOUSEAU | Nothing observed in outrageous clue, USA detective having no competence |
| DAVID | Actor who played Hutch in 1970s US television series Starsky and Hutch (5,4) |
| SOUL | David ?, actor who played Hutch in 1970s US television series Starsky and Hutch (4) |
| ANTONIO | And 19 Down US actor who played informant Huggy Bear on the 1975-79 US cop show Starsky & Hutch (7) |
