| 100% | ALTEREGO | 8 | Holmes to Conan Doyle, e.g. |
| 60% | PASTICHE | 8 | Sherlock Holmes story not by Conan Doyle, e.g. |
| 59% | SCOTSMAN | 8 | Arthur Conan Doyle, e.g. |
| 56% | SCOT | 4 | J. K. Rowling or Arthur Conan Doyle, e.g. |
| 54% | ARTHUR | 6 | Sir ___ Conan Doyle, creator of "Sherlock Holmes" who went to the University of Edinburgh Medical School |
| 49% | ARTHUR | 6 | ___ Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes's creator) |
| 49% | ARTHUR | 6 | ___ Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes |
| 47% | ARTHUR | 6 | Sir __ Conan Doyle, writer of Sherlock Holmes |
| 46% | SHERLOCK | 8 | Detective in an Arthur Conan Doyle book: __ Holmes |
| 44% | SILVERBLAZE | 11 | 1892 story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring detective Sherlock Holmes |
| 44% | SIR | 3 | ___ Arthur Conan Doyle (title for the creator of Sherlock Holmes) |
| 44% | SIGNOFFOUR | 10 | The —, 1890 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes |
| 40% | BELL | 4 | Joseph ___, surgeon whom Arthur Conan Doyle cites as inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes |
| 40% | RESPELL | 7 | E.g. change "flicks" to flix" |
| 40% | ODE | 3 | To A Skylark, e.g. |
| 39% | ILE | 3 | Elba, e.g., to Napoléon |
| 39% | BISCUIT | 7 | Ritz, e.g., to Brits |
| 39% | ISLA | 4 | Ibiza, e.g., to Spaniards |
| 39% | ETAT | 4 | Louisiana, e.g., to Louis |
| 39% | ISLA | 4 | Cuba, e.g., to Cubans |
| 39% | SNOG | 4 | French, e.g., to Brits |
| 39% | ETAT | 4 | Indiana, e.g., to Lafayette |
| 39% | ISOLA | 5 | Sardinia, e.g., to locals |
| 39% | ISLA | 4 | Dominica, e.g., to Dominicans |
| 39% | LAC | 3 | Champlain, e.g., to Champlain |
| 38% | LOBAR | 5 | Pertaining to the lungs, e.g. |
| 38% | ETAT | 4 | New York, e.g., to Henri |
| 38% | EZRA#POEM | 9 | "Homage to Sextus Propertius," e.g. |
| 38% | BALLAD | 6 | "Ode to Billie Joe," e.g. |
| 38% | IDIOM | 5 | "Going to the dogs," e.g. |