Case File: Silence of the Shambles

Clue Answers


At a dead end? On this page are the answers for each clue. Try your best not to use them, though, detective!

Answers

Clue 1

  • Terry

Clue 2

  • Owlbert

Clue 3

  • Sugar

Clue 4

  • Poison

Clue 5

  • Kitty

Clue 6

  • Morrel

Clue 7

  • Orienteer

Clue 8

  • Devil

Clue 9

  • Pipe

Clue 10

  • The secret message says “HELP LIBRARY NOT DEAD”. So, the location of the missing chocolatiers is the “Library”.

Clue 11

  • The three-worded secret is “Read hint 7teen (or 17)”

    So, the answer is…

    • Dagger

Clue 12

  • Book

Clue 13

  • Nutella

Clue 14

  • King

Clue 15

  • The five answers are Costume, Roses, Ink, Mask and Eccles cake, with the first letter of each spelling CRIME.

Clue 16

  • Roger

Cryptic Wordsearch

  • Once you’ve highlighted all your answers in the Cryptic Wordsearch, the remaining tiles spell a sentence, revealing whodunit. Read the tiles from left to right, top to bottom.

    See the answer?

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