| CONANDOYLE | Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur ___ |
| WALRUS | ___ mustache (Sported by Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) |
| DOYLE | Sherlock Holmes' creator, Sir Arthur Conan ... |
| CONAN | Sherlock Holmes creator, Arthur ... Doyle |
| ARTHUR | Sherlock Holmes creator, ... Conan Doyle |
| SIRARTHURCONANDOYLE | Sherlock Holmes' creator (3,6,5,5) |
| ACD | Sherlock Holmes creator's monogram |
| MORTIMER | Rumpole Of The Bailey creator, Sir John ... |
| EVANS | Sir Arthur _; English archaeologist (5) |
| CURRIE | Sir Arthur ____ (Famed WWI Field General ) |
| MEIGHEN | Sir Arthur ____ ( 9th Canadian Prime Minister ) |
| QUILLER | English poet Sir Arthur ___-Couch |
| BLISS | Sir Arthur ___, 1891-1975, English composer (5) |
| BOILEDEGGS | According to Spooner, Holmes' creator pleads for simple culinary fare (6,4) |
| QUILLERCOUCH | Sir Arthur ___-___, 1863-1944, English writer known as Q (7-5) |
| STUDY | A - in Scarlet; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first novel to feature Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (5) |
| IRENE | - Adler; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle character portrayed by Rachel McAdams in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes (5) |
| LASSUS | Celebrated in a matinee at the 2015 Proms, composer whose "polyphonic motets" are a favourite of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes (6) |
| REICHENBACHFALLS | Location of the final altercation between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty in The Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (11,5) |
| ASTUDYINSCARLET | The first Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1887 |