hints!


+ Puzzle 1 (052020): Hint 1

The poem gives you all the hints you need to find the five letters of the riddle answer. Try reading it out loud! Note- the answer to the riddle and the answer to the puzzle are not the same, but you will need one to find the other.

+ Puzzle 1 (052020): Hint 2

The puzzle is a shift cipher that rotates every letter. If a letter in the cipher is repeated, it does not necessarily translate to the same letter.

+ Puzzle 1 (052020): Hint 3

The answer to the riddle is the key to unlocking the rotating cipher. Each letter of the riddle answer will equal A in turn, and it will change every letter. If your first letter, J, translates to an R, you are on the right track.

+ Puzzle 1 (052020): ANSWER

PHOENIX


+ Puzzle 2 (052720): Hint 1

Read the poem carefully, to see how many references you can find to the Past, Present, and Future. The order of these may be important.

+ Puzzle 2 (052720): Hint 2

The mother of a lamb is a ewe, and the ocean is often called the sea.

+ Puzzle 2 (052720): Hint 3

The answer to the riddle is a reference to a play, in which there are characters representing the Past, Present, and Future.

+ Puzzle 2 (052720): ANSWER

WEIRD SISTERS


+ Puzzle 3 (060320): Hint 1

There are 281 letters in this prompt!

+ Puzzle 3 (060320): Hint 2

Try using the numbers at the bottom to find specific letters in the prompt! Count carefully!

+ Puzzle 3 (060320): Hint 3

The Comical Hotch Potch, or the Alphabet turn’d Posturemaster, will help you make sense of this. It is also a clue to the final answer!

+ Puzzle 3 (060320): Answer

HARLEQUIN


+ Puzzle 4 (070120): Hint 1

There are seven misspelled words and two ciphers in this puzzle!

+ Puzzle 4 (070120): Hint 2

You might want to take a look at the correct letters as well as the incorrect ones! Arranging the correct ones first may be helpful.

+ Puzzle 4 (070120): Hint 3

The two ciphers you need are T=A and R=A. Check out the last couplet of the poem to see how you can apply them! Note- The answer to the cipher may be a clue to answering the puzzle!