Rivalry

3. Fictional French detective inspired by Holmes, created by Maurice Leblanc
8. Rival literary detective created by E.W. Hornung (Doyle’s brother-in-law)
10. Modern TV detective inspired by Holmes, played by Hugh Laurie
11. Detective duo parody from Without a Clue
14. Literary sleuth created by Dorothy L. Sayers
16. Real-life “Napoleon of Detection,” forensic pioneer contemporary to Doyle
18. Amateur detective created by G.K. Chesterton
19. Early female detective created by Anna Katharine Green
21. Victorian rival detective in William Gillette’s stage play
22. Real-life police surgeon who helped inspire Doyle’s methods
24. American detective created by Raymond Chandler

1. Spinster sleuth created by Agatha Christie
2. Dupin story that pioneered detective fiction
4. Fictional sleuth inspired by Holmes, known for “little grey cells”
5. Doyle’s literary contemporary, creator of detective C. Auguste Dupin
6. American TV detective known for logic and observation, inspired by Holmes
7. Victorian-era woman detective from Baroness Orczy
9. “Consulting detective” in BBC’s Sherlock universe who rivals Holmes in intellect and morality
12. Doyle’s own creation who was Holmes’s intellectual equal
13. Fictional inspector who appears in many Holmes stories as a foil
15. Modern Netflix teen detective, sister to Sherlock
17. Detective inspired by Holmes in Japanese anime
20. Fictional detective parodying Holmes in The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet
23. Gentleman thief who often outsmarts detectives