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SHURDLE PUZZLE OF THE WEEK - September 6th 2024 

Try this quick connections puzzle. Simply work out what connects each of the four words listed. Click on each question button to reveal the answer.

 

1. Valley, Hound, Four, Study

Words from the titles of the long stories

2. Moore, Cushing, Baker, Cavill

Sherlock Holmes actors

3. Scandal, Dancing, Naval, Solitary

Words from the titles of the first four 1984 Granada TV episodes

4. House, Lodge, Place, Grange

Places from the titles of the short stories

5. Marion-Crawford, Freeman, Stock, Law

Dr Watson actors

6. Baker, Wigmore, Montague, Godophin

London street names associated with Sherlock Holmes

7. Handl, Stephens, Blakely, Lee

Actors in the 1970 Billy Wilder film ‘The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes’

8. Lip, Thumb, Foot, Face

Body parts from the titles of the short stories

9. London, New York, Toronto, Welshpool

Places associated with Sherlock Holmes societies

10. Miller, Liu, Quinn, Hill

Actors in the 2012-20 US TV series ‘Elementary’