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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POISOND Cause of death in the Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Sign of the Four' (7) New York Times Jul 16, 2020
6% CASES Things investigated by Sherlock Holmes, e.g. (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
6% DETECTIVES Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes (10) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
6% DET Sherlock Holmes' title, for short (3)
6% FATAL Causing death (5) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
6% ENOLA Younger sister of Sherlock Holmes (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 6, 2025
6% THE SIGN OF FOUR Sherlock Holmes novel (16) The Times Concise Aug 17, 2020
5% SIGN The ___ of Four, Sherlock Holmes story (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 18, 2024
5% HOUND "The ___ of the Baskervilles" (Sherlock Holmes novel) (5)
5% VALLEY The ____ of Fear, Sherlock Holmes novel (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 11, 2024

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