Clues

The center of the postcard may not be the best place to focus.

Search along the left side of the postcard.

9

“The faithful return every Sunday” points to a pattern.

Sunday returns every seven days. Try applying that number to the words in the paragraph.

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Something in the background may help you narrow down what to count.

Consider which scooter colours best represent the country where this photograph was taken.

17

The third word in the encrypted sentence is a useful starting point for identifying the letters.

Notice that the two letters after the apostrophe are different, which considerably limits the possibilities.

8

The references to an “ancient empire” and “matters of capital importance” were chosen deliberately. What familiar system might connect these ideas?

Focus on the headline. Some of its letters may have more than just linguistic value.

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The warning is more than routine security advice. Compare the information on both items carefully.

One detail about the circuit does not match across the two documents. Once you find it, the word “difference” will tell you what to do next.

54

Read the vocabulary introduction closely. Two phrases hint at what to do with the words below.

Each Italian word hides an English word among its letters. Together, the answers form an incomplete set.

2

First eliminate every location the traveller says he avoided. Then use the quantities and journey details to narrow down the remaining stops.

Some stops are described by type rather than name. For example, museums and galleries are all “places of art.”

3

The ten elements mentioned throughout the poem can all be found hidden within the painting.

The page itself may need to change shape for the five pairs to “meet”.

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“RSVP” is more than a request for a reply. You may have encountered these four letters somewhere during your journey.

Return to puzzles 1, 5, 6, and 7.

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