Across
- 1. Sounds like a holy sleuth? Adrian ????, San Francisco homicide consultant with many phobias, played by Tony Shalhoub (4)
- 5. Hercule ??????, the waxed-moustache, impeccably dressed Belgian sleuth created (like Miss 1-DOWN) by Agatha Christie, and played on film by Peter Ustinov and on telly by David Suchet (6)
- 7. Jules ???????, famous French commissaire created by Georges Simenon, who solves crimes in Paris and likes to be referred to by his surname only! (7)
- 8. Lieutenant ???????, the cigar-smoking, raincoat-clad detective (whose first name is never revealed!), played to perfection by Peter Falk in 69 TV movies from 1968 until 2003 (7)
- 11. Father ?????, G.K. Chesterton's priest with a knack for solving a case, played by Mark Williams in the T.V. show (5)
- 12. ?????? and Lacey, the two NYPD detectives played by Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly in the hit TV show which ran from 1982 until 1988 (6)
- 15. Veronica ????, Californian teen sleuth played by Kristen Bell in the series named after the character (Hint... also a planet!) (4)
- 16. Inspector ???????, Ruth Rendell's famous, sensitive detective, played onscreen by George Baker (7)
- 17. Inspector ?????, Colin Dexter's brainy, beer-loving Oxford sleuth who drives a red Jaguar. Played by John Thaw in the T.V. show (5)
Down
- 1. Miss ??????, who like Monsieur 5-ACROSS was created by Agatha Christie, is an eccentric, thoroughly nice lady who also happens to be a genius sleuth! She was most famously played on film by Margaret Rutherford (6)
- 2. Whenever "thurr's been a murrdurr" in Glasgow, call on this no-nonsense Chief Inspector, played by Mark McManus from 1983 until his passing in 1994 (7)
- 3. Kurt ?????????, gritty, opera-loving Swedish detective played by Kenneth Branagh (9)
- 4. John ?????, Edinburgh's own music-loving, hard-drinking detective, who first appeared in Ian Rankin's book "Knots and Crosses" in 1987, and has since been played by John Hannah and Ken Stott (5)
- 6. ?????? Doo, Where Are You? Probably in the kitchen getting some food, if we know this cartoon canine properly! (6)
- 9. ?????? P.I., private investigator played by Tom Selleck, who like Monsieur 5-ACROSS is as famous for his moustache as he is for his sleuthing skills!
- 10. Sherlock ??????... the most famous detective of them all, and resident (along with Dr John Watson) at 221b Baker Street! (6)
- 13. Perry ?????, the lawyer who turns detective to prove his clients' innocence, famously played on TV for over thirty years by Raymond Burr (5)
- 14. Jessica ????????, best-selling crime writer who frequently solves many a real-life case, played by Angela Lansbury in the hit TV show "Murder She Wrote" (8)
