"A Study in Scarlet" detective Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOLMES "A Study in Scarlet" detective (6) New York Times Mar 5, 2024
7% REDDEN Grow scarlet (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 27, 2025
7% REDS Scarlet and maroon (4) Universal Aug 21, 2025
7% RED Scarlet (3) Eugene Sheffer Jul 3, 2025
7% SHERLOCKHOLMES Literary detective in "A Study in Scarlet" (14)
6% CASEFILES Detective's records (9) USA Today Sep 12, 2025
6% OCEANOLOGY Deep study (10) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
6% READS Studies at university (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 8, 2025
6% FEDORAS Detectives' caps (7) TV Sep 7, 2025
6% EMIL Disney's "___ and the Detectives" (4)

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