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