Leads to an answer

Usage examples of clues.

The mages dismounted and walked slowly up the central street of the village, inspecting the damage and looking for some clues that might tell them who had been responsible for the destruction, and who had prevented the attackers from razing the rest of the town.

Warped enough to plant a piece of evidence, then calmly walk up to a house and strike up a conversation with the woman inside, casually dropping clues into the conversation, then walking away.

Most cases had a feel to them, a rhythm that picked up as things progressed and clues came in and leads were followed and evidence built.

So began Night Sins, with questions such as: What would it be like to be a cop on a case with few clues and much pressure for a resolution?

After a few clues I was almost certain I knew he was using an abandoned warehouse by the river.

The page of clues beside the console had finally disintegrated into a rough pale ash.

Suppose Sebastian had planted him, instructed him to help Vince out with one of the clues, just to show that he was genuine?

He may toy with us, giving us hints and clues in his phrasing or choice of words.

You gave us so many clues here that I could solve the puzzle by logic alone.

Jon sank down to his knees next to his friend, his sharp eyes picking up the clues left on the ground and among low-lying branches of the surrounding trees.

The Captain had been spending almost all his time there since Thomas had come home from the city, seeking clues to the identity of the murderer.

He wasnt here to rob his brother, but to find clues regarding his guiltor perhaps innocencein a most damnable crime.

Hed not thought to examine the vicinity of the Corpse Flower for clues at all.

From clues that baffled Scotland Yard he was almost invariably able to reconstruct the plan of any crime and an image of its perpetrator.

I strolled south on Baker Street I knew the time had come to face up to my decision: I must become a detective, and alone, for there was no Sherlock Holmes to whisper clues into my ear and show me my mistakes.