Star Sign

4. Celestial motif used in BBC’s Sherlock title sequences
8. Water sign reflecting Doyle’s empathy in The Land of Mist
9. MOON Common backdrop for Gothic imagery in Holmes films and art
12. Zodiac sign used to describe Moriarty’s secretive and calculating traits
13. Described by Watson in His Last Bow as blazing over a darkening Europe
16. Holmes likens clue patterns to this arrangement of stars in a poetic moment
18. Planet linked to communication—and Holmes’s rapid intellect
19. Bright star that lends its name to the BBC Sherlock production company
21. Skill referenced in Doyle’s The Captain of the Polestar
22. Symbol of revelation in stage adaptation The House of the Baskervilles
24. Hunter constellation symbolizing Holmes’s pursuit of truth

1. Prop found in some modern Holmesian occult crossovers
2. Tool used by fortune tellers in Doyle’s era, appearing in parody Holmes tales
3. Planet Holmes compares to feminine beauty in “A Case of Identity”
5. Profession parodied in the 1911 stage farce The Stolen Stars featuring Holmes clone
6. Optical instrument featured in The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
7. Celestial event marking time in The Hound of the Baskervilles timeline
10. Realm Conan Doyle wrote about in his spiritualist writings
11. Symbolic wheel used in Holmes-inspired occult mysteries and pastiches
14. Sign of determination—often attributed to Holmes’s methodical nature by fans
15. Philosophical concept Holmes’s logic is sometimes compared to
17. Rare phenomenon Holmes uses metaphorically in The Greek Interpreter
19. Title used in a Holmes pastiche about an astronomer’s mysterious death
20. Phrase used in 1920s pulp stories to evoke Holmesian London skies
23. Balance-obsessed sign often associated with Watson’s steady temperament