Benedict ___, whose birthday it is today. Shot to fame portraying the titular character in the hit series "Sherlock" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Benedict ___, whose birthday it is today. Shot to fame portraying the titular character in the hit series "Sherlock" . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CUMBERBATCH.

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Crossword Answer For Benedict ___, whose birthday it is today. Shot to fame portraying the titular character in the hit series "Sherlock":

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUMBERBATCH Benedict ___, whose birthday it is today. Shot to fame portraying the titular character in the hit series "Sherlock" (11)
4% SURPRISE Unplanned birthday word that is portrayed by this emoticon :O (8)
4% ETHEL EastEnders character portrayed by Gretchen Franklin (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
4% ENOLA Sherlock's sister in a book series (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 25, 2025
4% HOLMES Sherlock ___, character from the eponymous series played by Benedict Cumberbatch who has a perfect poker face (6)
4% TOSCA Puccini opera whose title character is a famed singer (5) The Times Specialist Sep 22, 2025
4% ACT Portray a character, say (3)
4% LEEMILLER Jonny ___ - whose birthday it is today - the actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes on the hit TV series "Elementary": 2 wds. (9)
3% AGO Prior to today (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2025
3% SEVENAM Time for "Today" (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
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