Answer: outwits

AnswerCrossword Clue
OUTWITS

Gets the best of

OUTWITS

Bests la Sherlock Holmes

OUTWITS

Gets the jump on

OUTWITS
Beats one's brains in?
OUTWITS
Gets the better of
OUTWITSCircumvents.
OUTWITSExceeds in cleverness
OUTWITSBests in brainpower
OUTWITSHoodwinks
OUTWITSDefeats by guile