Answer: REDHERRING
REDHERRING is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 20 times.
Referring Clues:
- Misleading clue
- Misleading lead
- Fake footprint at the murder scene, e.g.
- CARDINALFISH?
- False lead
- Decoy, of sorts
- Attention diverter
- Misleading evidence
- Embarrassed fish?
- Mystery misdirection
- Fishy diversion
- Something that distracts attention from the real issue
- Deliberate distraction
- Deception
- *Whodunit staple
- Purposeful misdirection
- Distracting literary device
- Whodunit misdirection
- Don't be misled by this
- Piece of literary misdirection
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - April 04, 2024
- USA Today - January 30, 2024
- New York Times - August 27, 2021
- LA Times - July 22, 2020
- Universal - March 23, 2019
- LA Times - July 05, 2018
- New York Times - February 09, 2016
- LA Times - December 27, 2015
- Universal - August 22, 2015
- Netword - August 06, 2015
- Washington Post - December 19, 2012
- Universal - November 28, 2011
- Netword - September 28, 2009
- LA Times - September 13, 2009
- Netword - August 04, 2009
- Washington Post - December 23, 2008
- Washington Post - June 09, 2008
- New York Sun - November 28, 2007
- Washington Post - April 24, 2007
- Netword - April 11, 2007
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