SHERLOCK HOLMES CANONPUZZLES Word Search, Criss Cross & Crossword Puzzle
DEVELOPED BY STEVE MASON
The Sign of Four, Part 2These Puzzles include specific terms related to the story.
All words and terms come directly out of the Canon.
Thanks to Bill Dorn for his gracious allowance of vocabulary words from Study Guide to Sherlock Holmes,
vols. 1 and 2
The Sign of Four (Puzzle #4)WORDCIRCLE: Find each of the listed words in the puzzle. Click on each letter found and circle it with a CAPITAL “O”. You can tab between letters. Once all terms are found, the remaining un-circled letters should complete a quote from the story below.
ABORIGINEALKALOIDAPEXBANGBESOUGHTCALLOUSCHAPLETCONNOISSEURCUDGELDEMEANOURDOGMATICEXASPERATIONFITGAUNTHANSOMHOLLOWINEXORABLYKINLAPPETSLOLLINGMANTELMOROSENULLAHPAROXYSMPENSIVELYPOSTERNPROSAICRAJAHRIFLEDSAGACITYSCURVYSHIRESKIFFSSPINESSTUPEFIEDTAPESTRYTREATISEUNITVOWWET
T L Y T S A S C Y M N T L I V T
I O L E E H P U O V H U G N O I
N L B E T W I S O G R I L N W F
U L A S S T N R U L S U O L A M
N I R I E A E O E A L K C M A B
O N O T H E S O R O M A I S E H
I G X A P E X L E G D U C F R E
T U E E B T C I A S O R P N F I
A T N R U E S S I O N N O C A S
R F I T A L R A J A H C T O R I
E G N A P P R U O N A E M E D R
P S A O B A L E M C Y S X I L M
S T A U K H M D I T E X A R S L
A U F Z N C I T I N Z B I Y Y A
X P F O L T A C I O O F X X R P
E E S G W M A K C R L O B K T P
H F N T G G E G I E R A I D S E
S I H O A F W G D A R L K N E T
T E D S B D I I P K F U E L P S
H D L E T N A M U T J H M U A K
G A E P E W O L L O H J T S T Z
P E N S I V E L Y N R E T S O P
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The Sign of Four (Puzzle #5)
FITKINVOWWETAPEX
CALLOUSCHAPLETLAPPETSLOLLINGPOSTERN
BANGUNITGAUNTRAJAHSHIRE
NULLAHRIFLEDSCURVYSKIFFSSPINES
CUDGELHANSOMHOLLOWMANTELMOROSE
PENSIVELYSTUPEFIEDINEXORABLYCONNOISSEUREXASPERATION
PROSAICALKALOIDBESOUGHTDOGMATICPAROXYSM
SAGACITYTAPESTRYTREATISEABORIGINEDEMEANOUR
CRISS-CROSS: Fit each word into their proper place in the Framework.
The Sign of Four (Puzzle #6)CROSSWORD: Each clue is a term from the Canon. Highlighted clues on the next page are from this Story.
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The Sign of Four (Puzzle #6)Across1. Back or side entrance6. Thoughtfully9. Frozen water10. English county14. Relatives15. Strain or heavy demand16. Hanging or drooping laxly18. Dine19. Significant period in time20. Sudden uncontrollable outbreak of intense emotion21. Ear flaps26. Alcoholic drink27. Melancholy; gloomy29. Projection or shelter that resembles a roof30. Short, heavy stick31. Nitrate of _____32. Atmosphere33. Sudden attack on an enemy36. Uncooked; unfinished38. Solemn promise40. String of beads42. Destroy or severely damage47. Hashish; marijuana48. Extensive written discourse on a subject49. Transgression50. Small lodging for travelers51. Employ52. Lacking in imagination; dull54. Strong desire or liking for something55. Termination57. Two-wheeled, one horse carriage59. Boat paddle61. Ovum62. Pull or drag with effort or force63. Conduct, bearing65. Unruly crowd67. Searched through something in a hurry68. Piece of thick textile fabric with pictures formed by
weaving colored threads on canvas69. Feeling of intense irritation or annoyance70. Public transport
Down1. Pale from illness or fatigue2. Dark, small wooden darts3. Occurrences4. Individual person5. Vertex7. Small metal spike used for fastening things together8. Demand something forcefully10. Boats with oars11. Strike a person or surface with a series of blows12. Compound such as morphine13. Years on Earth17. ______ - piece22. Inquire too closely into a person’s private affairs23. Hindu prince who rules a territory24. Insincere; without significance25. Worthless or contemptible26. Place a bet28. Create a wrong30. Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard
for others.32. Earliest known population of a region34. Earnings from doing work35. Emaciated and haggard37. Commotion39. Sudden or violent start of something unwelcome41. Asked someone urgently and fervently to do
something43. Person of informed and discriminating taste44. Astonish and shock45. Tobacco residue46. Not being persuaded by pleas53. Large body of water55. Become apparent or prominent56. Authoritative; arrogant58. Formal salutation60. Dry riverbed or ravine62. Those in line for an inheritance64. More recent66. Not working; at rest68. Exclamation of frustration
The Sign of Four (Puzzle #4)
T L Y T S A S C Y M N T L I V T
I O L E E H P U O V H U G N O I
N L B E T W I S O G R I L N W F
U L A S S T N R U L S U O L A M
N I R I E A E O E A L K C M A B
O N O T H E S O R O M A I S E H
I G X A P E X L E G D U C F R E
T U E E B T C I A S O R P N F I
A T N R U E S S I O N N O C A S
R F I T A L R A J A H C T O R I
E G N A P P R U O N A E M E D R
P S A O B A L E M C Y S X I L M
S T A U K H M D I T E X A R S L
A U F Z N C I T I N Z B I Y Y A
X P F O L T A C I O O F X X R P
E E S G W M A K C R L O B K T P
H F N T G G E G I E R A I D S E
S I H O A F W G D A R L K N E T
T E D S B D I I P K F U E L P S
H D L E T N A M U T J H M U A K
G A E P E W O L L O H J T S T Z
P E N S I V E L Y N R E T S O P
A C L I E N T I S T O M E A
M E R E U N I T , A F A C T O R
I N A P R O B L E M
The Sign of Four (Puzzle #5)
C L
A R A J A H
L P P
C U D G E L P E S P I N E S
O E X C U
B E S O U G H T H L
T S S A V L
R U P R O S A I C
I P E N S I V E L Y L W H
S F P E X E
H O L L O W F F S A G A C I T Y
I E S I I S
R D T A P E S T R Y P
E E D E
R W S C U R V Y
M A N T E L A
O T T R E A T I S E
P R U I S K I F F S
A B O R I G I N E O K N
R S I C O N N O I S S E U R
O E T N X
X O
Y D E M E A N O U R
S B O L A
M A H G K B
N A M A L
G A U N T A L Y
S T O
L O L L I N G I
M C D
The Sign of Four (Puzzle #6)
1P O
2S T
3E R N
4U
5A
6P E
7N S
8I V E L Y
E P V N P A N
A9
I C E10
S H I11
R E12
A I S13
A14
K I N N K15
T A X16
L O L L I N G17
M
Y18
E A T I P K S19
E R A
S S20
F I T21
L A P22
P E T S N23
R24
H F25
S L R26
W E T
A27
M O R O S28
E29
C A N O P Y A E
J L R U I30
C U D G E L31
A M Y L32
A I R33
R A34
I D A E
H O B V N35
G L36
R37
A W38
V39
O W O Y40
C H A P L E T D41
B U42
W R E43
C K O U O O
E T I O44
S M N U45
A46
I
S47
B A N G N48
T R E A T I S E49
S I N
O R50
I N N U H E51
U S E N O52
P R O53
S A I C X
G54
A P P E T I T E E55
E N56
D O
H K S F57
H A N58
S O M59
O A R
T60
N S I I61
E G G A62
H A U L63
D E M E A64
N O U R R65
M O B
E L66
I U D E G A L67
R I F L E D R W68
T A P E S T R Y
R A L E U I
S H69
E X A S P E R A T I O N70
C A B
