| OFDEATH | Patricia Cornwell forensic science detective fiction, Cause ... (2,5) |
| NUMB3RS | Math-heavy forensic-science show, as stylized in the title |
| MAGGOTS | In forensic science, time of death can sometimes be established from what living things? (7) |
| BONEBED | The ___, 2012 Patricia Cornwell novel (4,3) |
| REDMIST | 2011 novel by Patricia Cornwell (3,4) |
| BLOWFLY | 2003 novel by Patricia Cornwell (4,3) |
| HORNETS | Patricia Cornwell crime novel, ... Nest (6'1) |
| UNUSUAL | Patricia Cornwell novel, Cruel And ... |
| CAMPION | The flower of detective fiction (7) |
| RENDELL | Ruth _; writer of detective fiction (7) |
| LATIMER | Detective-fiction and screenplay writer, his book Solomon's Vineyard, written in 1941, was too racy |
| ARSENIC | Poisonous chemical element preferred by many murderers in the golden age of detective fiction |
| COLLINS | Wilkie -; pioneer of detective fiction whose mystery novel The Woman in White has been adapted to stage and screen (7) |
| DNA | Genetic evidence used in modern forensic science: Abbr. |
| CSI | TV show that has increased interest in forensic science |
| SILENT | Amanda Burton's BBC forensic science series, ... Witness (6) |
| CSIS | TV shows in a forensic science franchise reaching over 2 billion viewers |
| LAB | Forensic science facility |
| SCARPETTA | Forensic pathologist character in a series of novels by Patricia Cornwell (9) |
| KAYSCARPETTA | Crime-solving forensic expert created by Patricia Cornwell: 2 wds. |
