Sherlock ___, detective whose story was first published in print in "A Study in Scarlet" on 1st December 1887 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sherlock ___, detective whose story was first published in print in "A Study in Scarlet" on 1st December 1887 . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOLMES.

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Crossword Answer For Sherlock ___, detective whose story was first published in print in "A Study in Scarlet" on 1st December 1887:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOLMES Sherlock ___, detective whose story was first published in print in "A Study in Scarlet" on 1st December 1887 (6)
5% AUTOPSY Exam in a detective story (7) Universal Aug 11, 2025
5% ASTUDY '-- in Scarlet' (first Sherlock Holmes story) (6)
4% MINARI To threaten (1st dep.) (6) The Times O Tempora Aug 30, 2025
4% REDDEN Grow scarlet (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 27, 2025
4% SENSE Detect (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
4% REDS Scarlet and maroon (4) Universal Aug 21, 2025
4% CASE Job for Sherlock (4) New York Times Aug 18, 2025
4% SLEUTH Detective (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
4% AFOOT Sherlock's "underway" (5) Newsday Aug 13, 2025
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