Character loosely based on a professor of Arthur C. Doyle, familiarly Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Character loosely based on a professor of Arthur C. Doyle, familiarly featured in New York Times Special Crossword puzzle on October 21, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHERLOCK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHERLOCK Character loosely based on a professor of Arthur C. Doyle, familiarly (8) New York Times Special Crossword Oct 21, 2026
5% PLUM Professor ___ (Clue character) (4) USA Today Sep 21, 2026
4% BEA Arthur of "Maude" (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 19, 2026
4% BRR "It's c-c-c-cold!" (3)
4% ACADEMIA Professor's world (8) New York Times Oct 15, 2026
4% ATLARGE On the loose (7) Newsday Oct 11, 2026
4% ASHE Arthur of tennis (4) USA Today Quick Oct 10, 2026
4% UNTIED Loosed (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 30, 2026
4% ITH Arthur ____ Stadium (3) USA Today Quick Sep 28, 2026
4% WHITECOMPANY The -, 1891 historical novel by Arthur Conan Doyle whose central character is Alleyne Edricson (5,7) (12) Mirror Quiz Sep 27, 2026

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