| 100% | JOE | 3 | ___ Deebs, fictional detective in old German films who was based on Sherlock Holmes |
| 45% | JANE | 4 | Patrick ___, protagonist of the drama "The Mentalist" who was based on Sherlock Holmes |
| 44% | KUDO | 4 | Jimmy ___, character from the manga series "Case Closed" who was based on Sherlock Holmes |
| 44% | HERLOCK | 7 | ___ Sholmes, character from the video game "Ace Attorney" who was based on Sherlock Holmes |
| 36% | PATCH | 5 | ___ Adams, character based on a real-life doctor who was played by Robin Williams in the eponymous 1998 film |
| 36% | MOANA | 5 | Character from the Disney Princess franchise who is chosen by the ocean in the film based on Polynesian mythology |
| 34% | WOLFE | 5 | Fictional detective who was born in Montenegro |
| 30% | SWOOP | 5 | Mascot for the Philadelphia Eagles who was featured in the film "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" |
| 30% | MONK | 4 | 2002 comedy-drama where the titular character Adrian, a private detective, was based on Sherlock Holmes |
| 30% | HEARST | 6 | Whom Kane in "Citizen Kane" is based on |
| 30% | IRENE | 5 | ___ Adler, iconic character from the Sherlock Holmes stories who was played by Lara Pulver on screen |
| 30% | CARY | 4 | ___ Fukunaga, film director who also worked in television on the show "True Detective" |
| 29% | MARY | 4 | ___ Morstan, Watson's wife in the Sherlock Holmes stories who was played by Amanda Abbington on screen |
| 29% | CULLEN | 6 | Fictional vampire Edward who is played by Robert Pattinson in the "Twilight" films |
| 29% | HOLMES | 6 | Sherlock ___, detective whose story was first published in print in "A Study in Scarlet" on 1st December 1887 |
| 29% | NANCYDREW | 9 | Fictional girl detective who first appeared in 1930 novel The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene |
| 28% | ADLER | 5 | Irene who was played by Rachel McAdams in 2009’s “Sherlock Holmes” |
| 28% | OTT | 3 | Fred ___, Thomas Edison employee who was filmed sneezing in a 5 second short in 1894 making it the oldest copyrighted movie |
| 28% | NIGEL | 5 | Bruce who played Watson in Sherlock Holmes films |
| 28% | TEEN | 4 | "___ Wolf," supernatural drama TV series based on the 1985 film of the same name, about a youngster who is bitten by a werewolf |
| 27% | PANDORICA | 9 | The ___, restaurant in NY that is based on "Doctor Who" |
| 27% | TROTSKY | 7 | Political figure on whom Snowball is based in "Animal Farm" |
| 27% | CLOUSEAU | 8 | Fictional detective first seen in a 1964 film |
| 27% | RACHELMCADAMS | 13 | "True Detective" actress who played 32-Across in the Guy Ritchie film "Sherlock Holmes" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | AGEISM | 6 | Discrimination based on how old you are |
| 27% | SCOTTY | 6 | Who was instructed to "Beam me up" on old TV |
| 27% | ERHARD | 6 | Ludwig who was German chancellor in the 1960s |
| 27% | AGEISM | 6 | Prejudicial treatment based on how old you are |
| 27% | ICECUBE | 7 | Cool rapper who was in The Barbershop films |
| 27% | ELSSLER | 7 | Austrian ballerina Fanny who was embodied in film |