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
- Fish hook (1848 in Roman numerals)
Clue 2
If you don’t read the bold red letters, the riddle says, “What has hands with no arms and a face with no eyes? Look for an object around the junction that could answer this riddle.
So the answer is…
- Clock
Clue 3
- Jim West
Clue 4
- Damas
Clue 5
- Bee
Clue 6
- Axe
Clue 7
- Cotton
Clue 8
Reading the grid of letters from bottom to top, and right to left, it says, “Find the plaque celebrating D.H Lawrence. The suspect that owns the factory mentioned is innocent.” This clue relates to a plaque close by.
So the answer is…
- Haywood
Clue 9
- It’s time to seek the Lord. Lord Lilac’s surname is required for the Cryptic Wordsearch.
Clue 10
If you colour in 1240 as it would appear on a calculator, the words visible in the remaining segments say, “You can remove the weapon that rhymes with crystal from the case.”
So the answer is…
- Pistol
Clue 11
- Bribed
Clue 12
- Hound
Clue 13
- Mortimer
Clue 14
Jury
Clue 15
On page 1, the purple buttons have 3 holes. On page 2, the purple buttons have 4 holes. On page 3, the purple buttons have 3 holes. And on page 4, the purple buttons have 3 holes. So across the four pages, the number of holes on purple buttons is 3434, which is the same as the axe’s number. Get the gist?!
So the answer is…
- Red = Screwdriver
Clue 16
- Nemesis
Clue 17
- Iron
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?
- The culprit named after the devil shot the arrow to kill.