Cause of death in the Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Sign of the Four' Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POISOND Cause of death in the Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Sign of the Four' (7) New York Times Jul 16, 2020
6% DEERSTALKER Sherlock Holmes' hat (11) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
6% AFOOT "The game is ___" (Sherlock Holmes line) (5)
6% THE SIGN OF FOUR Sherlock Holmes novel (16) The Times Concise Aug 17, 2020
5% BUSTS The Napoleons in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% DEFYING Death-___ (7) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
5% COCAINE The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution" (7) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
5% IRENE Adler who outsmarted Sherlock Holmes (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 2, 2025
5% SIGN The ___ of Four, Sherlock Holmes story (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 18, 2024
5% HOUND "The ___ of the Baskervilles" (Sherlock Holmes novel) (5)

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