| SHERLOCKHOLMES | Fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in A Study in Scarlet, which appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 |
| LESTRADE | Fictional Scotland Yard inspector in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle involving Sherlock Holmes who first appeared in A Study in Scarlet |
| HOLMES | Sherlock _, fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6) |
| SHERLOCK | _ Holmes, fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (8) |
| MORIARTY | Professor James --, character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (8) |
| ADLER | Irene in a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| WHITE | Uncommon treat: An albino hybrid which appeared in the U.S. about a decade ago, the pineberry* is a small, ___ strawberry, speckled with red dots that tastes a lot like pineapple |
| DETECTIVES | Another name for investigators, such as those depicted in books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Dame Agatha Christie (10) |
| MOONLITMOOR | Howler's setting in The Hound of the baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: 2 wds. |
| ASTUDYINSCARLET | The first Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1887 |
| THEVALLEYOFFEAR | Fourth and last full-length Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1915 (3,6,2,4) |
| WATSON | Dr -; Sherlock Holmes' friend and assistant in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6) |
| ASIS | Leads in "A Study in Scarlet" with all the obvious flaws (2,2) |
| REICHENBACHFALLS | Location of the final altercation between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty in The Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (11,5) |
| HOUND | The _ Of The Baskervilles, 1902 crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (5) |
| FOUR | 'The ---', 1890 story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Holmes and Watson (4,2,4) |
| SIGNOF | 'The ---', 1890 story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Holmes and Watson (4,2,4) |
| EITHEROR | First published work of the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, which appeared in two volumes in 1 |
| WIND | Idiot ___ 1975 song by Bob Dylan which appeared in his album Blood On the Tracks |
| ORLANDOFURIOSO | An Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto, the earliest version of which appeared in 1516 |
