Henry Ford’s sole heir

As a detective, I started with the given information: Henry Ford’s sole heir. I knew that Henry Ford was a famous American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company. Therefore, his sole heir had to be someone related to him and involved with the company. I considered the possible candidates, including Ford’s son, Edsel Ford. Edsel was a major figure in the automobile industry, having taken over as president of Ford Motor Company in 1919. His father’s only surviving son, he was often regarded as Ford’s sole heir, even though he had siblings. Edsel was a well-known figure in his own right, and his name became synonymous with many of Ford’s successful car models, including the Edsel automobile. Considering all of these clues, I was confident in my deduction that the answer to the crossword clue was Edsel, Henry Ford’s sole heir.