Crossword: Agatha Christie: Poison, Puzzles, and Parlour Crimes

Tea, suspicion, and meticulous grey cells sorting through the wreckage of polite society.

क्रॉसवर्ड सुराग

• Foul play at the manor
• Proof of absence from the scene
• Queen of crime fiction
• Belgian sleuth with the egg-shaped head
• Reason for a wicked deed
• London's famous investigative yard
• Snowbound luxury train
• Classic poison in old lace
• Village spinster who solves crimes
• Fast-acting bitter almond poison
• Person in the drawing room with something to hide
• Country estate for wealthy victims
• Little grey cells in action
• Quiet keeper of books who might spot a clue
• Ancient shrine in a Middle Eastern mystery
• Sleuth's pocket record of clues
• Philo created by S.S. Van Dine
• Mysterious Mr. of short stories
• Seabird on a coastal getaway
• Country setting for a Christie puzzle