Episode
Elsbeth: Murder Six Across
Overview
After the famed editor of the daily puzzle is murdered at the annual crossword championship, Elsbeth infiltrates the world of elite puzzle solvers to find the champion who will do whatever it takes to win.
Details
- Series
- Elsbeth
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2026-03-12
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Murder Six Across is Episode 13 in Season 3 of Elsbeth. It aired on 2026-03-12. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 12: All's Hair
When a celebrity wigmaker is murdered, Elsbeth must comb through a tangled mess of suspects – and some drag brunch mayhem – to clip a killer.
Episode 14: Deadutante
After a powerful patriarch is stabbed with a sword at New York's most exclusive debutante ball, Elsbeth must engage in hand in glove combat with the imperious ball director.
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Episode 11: Ol' Man Liver
Elsbeth battles a wealthy biohacker who will do anything to stay young, including an extreme diet, vigorous exercise, and murder.
Episode 15: Otherwise Enraged
When a serial bride is found bludgeoned in her apartment, Elsbeth investigates the victim's best friend, a particularly experienced, and bitter bridesmaid.
Episode 10: A Hard Nut to Crack
When an avant-garde choreographer's "Nutcracker" rehearsal turns deadly, Elsbeth leaps into the cutthroat world of New York ballet.
Episode 16: Murder, He Wrote
Elsbeth organizes a book club to investigate a celebrated novelist who may have written the perfect crime.
Episode 9: Glamazons
A fallen '90s supermodel returns to New York for a reunion and revenge, leading Elsbeth to sort through old grudges and lies to catch a killer. Meanwhile, Officer Hackett takes her turn in the spotlight.
Episode 17: High Class Problems
After a billionaire's son dies in a motorcycle crash, Elsbeth investigates a wealth therapist whose knowledge of her patients' secrets led to murder.
Episode 8: Basket Case
Elsbeth goes from the squad room to the locker room when a campus murder rocks the world of college basketball after an athletic director winds up dead following a heated confrontation with his basketball coach's 22-year-old girlfriend.
Episode 18: Murder From Scratch
When an ambitious filmmaker dies in a suspicious cleaning accident, Elsbeth focuses on the subject of her final documentary: a "trad wife" whose from-scratch lifestyle included a deadly ingredient.
Episode 7: And Then There Were Nuns
A pop star's purchase of a failing convent turns divine real estate into a murder scene as Elsbeth takes on the Mother of all nuns. Meanwhile, Teddy digs into Alec Bloom's past for a feature he is working on.
Episode 19: Catch and Kill
Elsbeth battles a veteran gossip columnist who trades in people's secrets – and may have killed to keep her own.