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We are currently transcribing Constable Waddington’s notes, so these pages are not yet complete. Please bear with us while we decipher his handwriting.
Can you decode this ciphered letter?
Where have I seen those hieroglyphics before?
“My Sweet Capricorn, Spending the weekend with you was divine. But we must tread more carefully if we want to keep this secret from our spouses. You left a pair of your shoes (brogues size ten) in the lounge. Be more careful next time.
Your lover. X”
Start from the very first word on the notice but I reckon only some of the words are relevant to our investigation.
“Dear Stone Eagle thank you for attending your first meeting of the Kensington Mystic Society from 8pm until 9pm this evening, 17th February in the Museum Library.”
4 5 1 0 5
The code is hidden in the stone hands. Upon studying the shelves you’ll see that only 5 shelves have 3 stone hands in them. These 5 shelves are the starting points for figuring out each of the 5 digits in the code. The hand on the left tells you the position of the digit in the code (eg 1 = 1st digit). The middle hand shows you which direction you need to move in to find your next clue and the hand on the right tells you how many shelves you need to move in that direction. By moving that number of shelves in that direction you will find yourself at another shelf with 2 stone hands in it. The sets of 2 stone hands work in the same way as the last two hands in the set of 3 (giving you a new direction and number of shelves to move). Continue to follow those directions until you reach a shelf with just one hand in it. The fingers displayed on that hand give you the digit in the code. Empty shelves represent a zero.
The Battle of Burton Bridge was definitely in the middle of Sam Cooper’s list. 13…
1322
No puzzles here! Just memory skills (or perhaps just good history knowledge). If you got it right, the magnifying glass is yours!
F A N S Y J X G
Simply find the correct route through the maze and write down the letters you pass on that route.
Eyewitness 4 – The thief is 6ft or less.
Start with Harriet and Mary and work out the maximum weight of Sam.
Stephen Cartwright = 250lbs
Sam Cooper = 130lbs
Bill Cooper = 140lbs
Elizabeth Knight = 260lbs
Mary Hawkins = 160lbs
Richard November = 160lbs
Earnest Robinson = 150lbs
Harriet Wheeler = 100lbs
Bill Cooper – 22nd June 1868
Elizabeth Knight – 15th September 1871
Harriet Wheeler – 24th November 1882
Sam Cooper – 14th April 1901
Earnest Robinson – 31st January 1883
Stephen Cartwright – 4th January 1864
Mary Hawkins – 29th October 1889
Richard November – 6th August 1870
I reckon this riddle should be taken at face value… in fact
I can see two books with ‘great’ right there in the title.
Three Musketeers – Frankenstein – Treasure Island
Unlock this secret gate. By choosing the one between the greats.
The next connects the two we can’t see.
And the last is the land beneath the trees.
The final three lines of the riddle each tell you where one book can be found in the bookcase. ‘Choosing the one between the greats’ literally means the book inbetween the two with ‘great’ in the title (The Great Gatsby and Great Expectations). Counting 3 books out from each you’ll find Three Musketeers. The ‘two we can’t see’ refers to The Invisible Man and The Phantom of the Opera, the book that connects them vertically in the bookcase is Frankenstein. The ‘land beneath the trees’ refers to Treasure Island because it is a body of land which sits directly beneath The Cherry Orchard.
Can you work out the code and unlock the drawer?
3 7 5 1 8
Take the first letter of each object in the cabinet and put them together to spell out the 5-digits of the code. Each row of alcoves gives you one digit in the code: the top row is the first digit, the second row is the second digit and so on.
Row 1 – Tooth, Head, Ring, Egg, Eagle = T H R E E
Row 2 – Scorpion, Eye, Vase, Elephant, Nest = S E V E N
Row 3 – Fish, Insects, Vase, Egg = F I V E
Row 4 – Owl, Necklace, Eel = O N E
Row 5 – Earwig, Iron, Globe, Horseshoe, Trilobite = E I G H T
How many rows of letters are there, in this mysterious code?
“Severe arthritis in both hands, causing joint pain, diminished grip”
Can you work out what 5–letter word will unlock the trapdoor?
BLOOD
This riddle can be solved by taking the meaning of the words and applying it to other words in the riddle as written. The beginning of the word ‘beast’ is “B”. The word ‘least’ opens with the letter “L”. The middle of a ‘book’ is “OO” and at either end of “deceased” is the letter “D”. Put them together to spell the 5-letter word “Blood”.
You’ll need to use all the safety notices but only part of ’em is relevant to your investigation.
“To open the sarcophagus use the four missing numbers”
Can you work out the 6–letter word that will unlock the door to the Museum Basement?
JACKAL
Match ’em up. Which door did the thief come in through again?
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