| Text | Length |
| Ca, Ga, or Pa | 13 |
| Ca, Ga or Pa | 12 |
| Ca, Co or Cu | 12 |
| Ca, Ce, Co or Cu | 16 |
| C, O, or Co | 11 |
| Boron or bohrium: Abbr. | 23 |
| Before J.H.S. | 13 |
| B or C, but not A or D: Abbr. | 29 |
| B or C, but not A or D | 22 |
| Au, Ag or Pb | 12 |
| Au or Ag | 8 |
| A sch. | 6 |
| Component | 9 |
| Krypton, for one | 16 |
| Constituent | 11 |
| Neon, e.g. | 10 |
| Natural habitat | 15 |
| Tin or titanium | 15 |
| Factor | 6 |
| Oxygen, for one | 15 |
| Periodic table listing | 22 |
| Krypton is one | 14 |
| Helium or hydrogen | 18 |
| Periodic table entry | 20 |
| Natural environment | 19 |
| Hydrogen or helium | 18 |
| Gold or silver, but not bronze | 30 |
| Copper, e.g. | 12 |
| Stomping grounds | 16 |
| Silver or gold | 14 |
| Palladium, e.g. | 15 |
| Normal habitat | 14 |
| Neon or nobelium, e.g. | 22 |
| Neon is one | 11 |
| Natural setting | 15 |
| Lead or zinc | 12 |
| Iron or tin, e.g. | 17 |
| Iron or gold | 12 |
| Gold, e.g. | 10 |
| Constituent part | 16 |
| Argon or neon | 13 |
| Yttrium, for one | 16 |
| Yttrium, e.g. | 13 |
| Uranium is one | 14 |
| Tin or lead | 11 |
| Tin is one | 10 |
| Something found on a chemist's table | 40 |
| Sodium or chlorine, e.g. | 24 |
| Sodium or chlorine | 18 |
| Silver or sulfur | 16 |
| Rudimentary principle | 21 |
| Re represents one | 17 |
| Proper sphere | 13 |
| Plutonium, for one | 18 |
| Periodic-table item | 19 |
| Periodic-table component | 24 |
| Part of a table? | 16 |
| Oxygen or aluminum | 18 |
| Osmium or uranium | 17 |
| One's natural habitat | 25 |
| One of over 100 on a table | 26 |
| Nitrogen or oxygen | 18 |
| Nickel, but not dime | 20 |
| Neon or silver | 14 |
| Neon or nickel | 14 |
| Item on a certain table | 23 |
| It's found in a table | 25 |
| It may be found on a table in science class | 43 |
| Indium or osmium | 16 |
| In one's ___ | 16 |
| He or I may represent one | 25 |
| Fire or water, e.g. | 19 |
| Fire or water | 13 |
| Favorable environment | 21 |
| Essential feature | 17 |
| Erbium or terbium | 17 |
| Electric device with terminals | 30 |
| Einsteinium, e.g. | 17 |
| Earth, wind or fire, to an early scientist | 42 |
| Earth, wind or fire | 19 |
| Copper or nickel | 16 |
| Chlorine, argon, or potassium | 29 |
| Carbon or boron | 15 |
| Antimony is one | 15 |
| Start to a Holmesian explanation | 32 |
| Not involved at all | 19 |
| Word to a fictional Dr. | 23 |
| Holmesian word | 14 |
| Holmesian exclamation | 21 |
| Holmes mantra, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 52 |
| Holmes adjective | 16 |
| Detective's word | 20 |
| Baker Street word | 17 |
| Components | 10 |
| Weather | 7 |
| Gold and silver, e.g. | 21 |
| Constituents | 12 |
| Gold and silver | 15 |
| Silver and gold, e.g. | 21 |
| Wind, rain, etc. | 16 |
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