Sherlock Holmes's criminal mastermind nemesis (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MORIARTY Sherlock Holmes's criminal mastermind nemesis (8) (8)
73% ENOLA Younger sister of Sherlock Holmes (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 6, 2025
73% DEERSTALKER Sherlock Holmes' hat (11) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
70% BRETT Jeremy ____'s most famous acting role was Sherlock Holmes (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 23, 2025
67% EGGHEAD Mastermind (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 14, 2025
67% BRAINS Mastermind (6) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
59% BUSTS The Napoleons in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
59% EVILGENIUS Criminal mastermind (10) New York Times Aug 23, 2025
59% RINGLEADER Criminal mastermind (10) Wall Street Journal Jan 13, 2016
59% DEDUCER Sherlock Holmes. (7)
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