Solution to Lord Fanshaw’s Statue

Good afternoon, my dear friends.
If you want to solve this kind of matters you must think different.  Holmes found this solution:
Holmes and his Lordship’s staff placed two large blocks of ice on the pedestal. The statue was set down on the blocks and the slings were removed. When the ice melted, the statue sat squarely [...]

Answer to Eli

My dear Eli
Your solution is possible nowadays but in Holmes’s time  the Fenway wasn’t invented. Anyway, I didn’t say anything about that point so well done!!!
Now, think of other solution appropiate for the XIX century
 It’s a peasure for me having such intelligent pupils
I am looking forward to hearing from you
 Doctor Watson

Solution to The Secret Code

Good morning, pupils.
I’m sure you didn’t read carefully my article. Study it!.  Some of you are a little bit confused.
Here it is the solution. The two letters left are: B A
Why? The answer is simple. Holmes and Professor Moriarty are enemies. B and A are the letters that complete “Baker Street”. As you know Holmes [...]

Solution to Watson’s Niece puzzle

Good morning again my dear pupils.
It is incredible!. You took too much time in giving me the right answer. Probably it is due to the terrible Maths teacher you have. It is a question of logic, concentration and a pinch of sense of humour. Definitively ask for another teacher. The meaning of the word to deserve [...]

Soltuion to the death of Dick Powers, notorious gangster

Good afternoon my dear friends.
Here it is the solution, some of you found it. Perhaps I recommend you to Holmes as assistants in some case. Well I am forgetting the  importan thing. 
Dick Powers was 68 years old at his death. Why? Because when his youngest child was born Mr Powers was 34 and  his oldest child was [...]

Solution to The Surnames

Hello again, dear pupils.
Here it is the solution to The Surnames puzzle. Your hypothesis were partially right or wrong, depending on the point of view. The profession of detective is really demanding. You have to improve your logic skills. Don’tforgot it;next time pay attention to the distracting clues. If two cousins are two sister’s sons then the [...]

Solution to Moriarty’s Marvellous Moustache Mixture Scam

 
 
Good morning my dear pupils.
As you can see Professor Moriarty is also a  trickster.  He was probably scarce of funds!
The answer to this problem is easy, specially if you use your knowledge on divisibility. Some of you found it.
You have to look for a divisor of 3895 greater than 50 and smaller than 100. You can factorice he number [...]

Solution to The Dark Dungeon Problem

Good morning my dear pupils.
Why are you so lazy/shy? Why don’t write more posts?
M. B. gave me the solution. You are clever, write on the blog!
The answer is 21 hours. The reasonament is simple. Holmes made 16 candles from 64. When they burnt down he had 16 candle subs and he made from then 4 candles. [...]

Solution to Lord Cavell and ‘his disturbing events’ and to your doubts

The order in which the items were stolen was:

First: gold lighter

Second: watch chain

Third: cuff links

Fourth: cigar box

Fifth: diamond tie pin

Thanks for your comments, my dear pupils.
Thanks for your comment Oldtimer. In Spanish this word means veterano, which has similar root to the English word veteran.
 
Doubts on vocabulary 
 
Mateo ‘trying to avoid’ means ‘intentando evitar’, thanks for [...]