Star Sign

3. Symbol of revelation in stage adaptation The House of the Baskervilles
4. Phrase used in 1920s pulp stories to evoke Holmesian London skies
6. Sign of determination—often attributed to Holmes’s methodical nature by fans
13. Holmes likens clue patterns to this arrangement of stars in a poetic moment
14. Planet Holmes compares to feminine beauty in “A Case of Identity”
16. Rare phenomenon Holmes uses metaphorically in The Greek Interpreter
17. Philosophical concept Holmes’s logic is sometimes compared to
19. Prop found in some modern Holmesian occult crossovers
20. Profession parodied in the 1911 stage farce The Stolen Stars featuring Holmes clone
21. Title used in a Holmes pastiche about an astronomer’s mysterious death
23. Celestial event marking time in The Hound of the Baskervilles timeline
25. Common backdrop for Gothic imagery in Holmes films and art

1. Optical instrument featured in The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
2. Celestial motif used in BBC’s Sherlock title sequences
5. Tool used by fortune tellers in Doyle’s era, appearing in parody Holmes tales
7. Symbolic wheel used in Holmes-inspired occult mysteries and pastiches
8. Hunter constellation symbolizing Holmes’s pursuit of truth
9. Zodiac sign used to describe Moriarty’s secretive and calculating traits
10. Skill referenced in Doyle’s The Captain of the Polestar
11. Water sign reflecting Doyle’s empathy in The Land of Mist
12. Realm Conan Doyle wrote about in his spiritualist writings
15. Balance-obsessed sign often associated with Watson’s steady temperament
18. Planet linked to communication—and Holmes’s rapid intellect
22. Described by Watson in His Last Bow as blazing over a darkening Europe
24. Bright star that lends its name to the BBC Sherlock production company