Case File: The Monopoly Murders

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
  • Jellicoe

Clue 2
  • MDCCCLIII = 1853. DC = 600. So, 1853 – 600 = 1253. The answer is boot.

Clue 3
  • Axe

Clue 4
  • Unwell

Clue 5
  • Plum

Clue 6
  • Henrietta

Clue 7
  • Adelphi

Clue 8
  • Sacrifice

Clue 9

  • 1794 – 1740 = 54

    So, in Roman numerals…
    • 54 = LIV. The answer is Olive.

Clue 10

Clue 11
  • Rope

Clue 12
  • Great power

Clue 13
  • Rifle

Clue 14
  • Duke

Clue 15
  • The secret message is “Hoax holiday”. So, the answer is Hoax.

Clue 16
  • Decoy

Clue 17
  • Spade

Clue 18
  • The cards spell LOADED DIE. So the answer is DIE.

Clue 19

  • How’s your board game trivia knowledge?! This riddle is based on properties from the Monopoly board game.

    So the answer is…
    • Bond (as in Bond Street). Each example property in the riddle is the last (or most expensive) property in each respective colour set, and Bond Street is the final green property.

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. The Roman numerals decoder might also be helpful!

    See the answer?
    • POM WAS TIM’s SCAPEGOAT. THE WEAPON’S NUMERAL IS MDCXVI (1616 in Roman numerals).