He thinks you put out some clews that point to him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective] Reference

Bessie can furnish no clearer clews to her identity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference

He wasn't going to have those clews pointing to him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective] Reference

Only a few hints, a few diffused faint clews and indirections.    From Wordnik.com.  [Computer says No – or why we rely on Data Mining to run our Lives, Social Interaction and Society | ultraorange.net] Reference

Where the clews pointed now it was utterly impossible to know.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Husband by Proxy] Reference

Besides that's the only place where I can consistently look for clews.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck] Reference

London detective bureau has lost all clews to whereabouts of the Laniers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference

The Bishop, now playing policeman, gobbles up clews and discovers the stolen jewels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act] Reference

"The clews you have given us were fine ones, Dashaway," said the official gratefully.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane] Reference

Have I the right afterward, by imprudent words, or otherwise, to furnish clews against him?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

But I have seldom had a case in which there were so many clews that lead into blind allies.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golf Course Mystery] Reference

Washington and Andy, after a careful search outside the shed, had to admit that they had no clews.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds] Reference

Little things leaked out, clews were followed up, apparently unrelated things were pieced together.    From Wordnik.com.  [Goliah] Reference

Meanwhile Tom went on seeking clews, wandering off by himself, lonely at times, but never giving up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck] Reference

"No, but there are a whole lot of Custom House detectives in town, looking for clews to the smugglers.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam] Reference

Martin wandered on through the heavy pages, overwhelmed by the clews he was getting to the nature of things.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

Space forbids me to relate in detail the clews which Selphar had given as to the whereabouts of the wanderer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference

Such views as these give us at least some clews to the educational and pedagogical problems of war and peace.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference

"And now I'm going to do some boning, and get ahead with my work so I'll have a little time to hunt for clews.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck] Reference

Guided by these clews, Daylight cast about for a trail, and found one leading down the side opposite to his ascent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter VIII] Reference

"No, I suppose they believe we have certain clews, and instead of writing they have determined to come direct to New York.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective] Reference

Andy's airship was not out the previous night, and that so far no clews had developed from the letter, or from any other source.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam] Reference

The surges from far in his solitude had provided clews of ideas that had led him on --- and on-but not yet out of the labyrinth.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Other Worlds]

"These are the clews by which we are to obtain the treasure.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Colonel Thorndyke's Secret] Reference

Sam had been out hunting for clews when the lawyer had called.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds] Reference

"But when you haven't any clews, how are you going to strike out?".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds] Reference

If, however, the intelligent student will follow these clews, he will find.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology] Reference

"They have had many clews, Mr. Wrandall," she complained, shaking her head.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hollow of Her Hand] Reference

"What can the police do -- with no clews to work on?" asked their big brother.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor] Reference

"Say, Sam, what do you want, some clews made to order?" and he had laughed grimly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds] Reference

He snapped up Files when the landlord meekly inquired whether there were any clews.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Egypt Went Broke] Reference

All these things were decidedly small clews, but the marshal was accustomed to acting on hints.    From Wordnik.com.  [Way of the Lawless] Reference

But, as it was, they spent most of their time at the offices and the hotel, and in looking around for clews.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rover Boys in Business Or, The search for the missing bonds] Reference

One of the chests was full of fine paper, pieces of cardboard, uncut pens, and clews of pack thread; the other was fastened down.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference

Now for weeks of searching, false alarms, clews, trailings, watchings, all the thrill and heart-bursting excitement of a man-hunt.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Octopus : A story of California] Reference