| DRAWCONCLUSIONS | What Sherlock Holmes may do ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 49-Across |
| REPEATAFTERME | "Do as I do," and a hint to what the circled letters do |
| DEERSTALKER | Does gossip about second one Holmes may be seen with |
| CINCH | An easy thing to do and a wee classic in China (5) |
| LAUGHINGOUTLOUD | Bit of textspeak, unshortened ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27- and 49- Across |
| ONTHEBEACH | 1957 novel, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and |
| WAX | Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55- Across |
| CHEWTHEFAT | Yakety-yak (and a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, and 49-Across) |
| EDUCT | Extracted chemical (or what Sherlock Holmes might do, without a first letter) |
| UTTERSILENCE | What a librarian may do and hope to get (5,7) |
| ALIMENTARY | Sounds like what Sherlock Holmes said on film down the canal (10) |
| MAGNIFYINGGLASS | What Sherlock Holmes used to focus on his evidence (10,5) |
| FORBIDDENPLANET | Groundbreaking 1956 sci-fi film ... or where you might find the ends of 17-, 27- and 49-Across? |
| BEEKEEPER | What Sherlock Holmes became in retirement (9) |
| CANDYCOATED | Like M&M's, and an apt description of 17-, 27- and 48- Across |
| CHIP | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 27-, |
| CONTEMPT | Two things a swindler may do and court offence (8) |
| INCIDENTALMUSIC | Film score component, and a hint to words hidden in 17-, 27- and 49-Across |
| HOPSKIPANDAJUMP | Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across |
| SEATCHANGE | Irritated passenger's request, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
