Sep 9, 2021

Infinity times three

By Sandor Weisz • Issue #78 • View online

Happy fall! The last month has been a bit of a roller coaster at Mystery League HQ. After a few months of booking a few in-person events, it now looks like we’re back to mostly running virtual events for at least the rest of the year. I really miss running games in person, but we all gotta stay safe. You can learn more about my online trivia games and sign up here.

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Puzzle of the Week. Think of a number, remove one-third of it, then remove one-third again (in a different way), and the result will be the original number. What number is this?

(Note: there are two valid answers.)

Submit your answer here.

Matt & Emma’s Carnival Conundrum

Teammate is back with their second hunt. Last year’s hunt was a really lovely spread of clever puzzles; I’m expecting great stuff from this one. Keep an eye on the Puzzle Hunt Calendar for other upcoming hunts, including the sure-to-be-awesome Puzzle Boat 8.

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Masquerade on the Criminal podcast

The fascinating story of Kit Williams’ Masquerade book, and the treasure hunt that accompanied it.

The story of a cryptic children’s book, a real-life treasure hunt, and its very mysterious winner: “He refused to be on camera. It’s just his voice. His wife even asks that they disguise his voice, but she asks too late. The interview is already happening. And she faints.”

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Topic: Surprise, Drowsy Cows RIP, as Corrected (2,5,7,10)

From Stella Zawistowski and Uri Bram comes a very accessible introduction to cryptic crosswords, and a brief history of the puzzle form. Cryptics have historically not been as popular in the US as they are in the UK. But with the arrival of the New Yorker’s weekly cryptic (mentioned last issue), it might be time you hop on the bandwagon.

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Crucinova

Crucinova puts out high-quality weekly crossword puzzles by a diverse collection of constructors.

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Solution to the previous puzzle

I received some interesting wrong answers to this puzzle, but the intended answer was Xvatfgba and Cbeg-nh-Cevapr (in Rot-13).

From Issue #77

Congrats to all who solved it: Aaron Tell, Adele C, Alex and Maddy, Allison Payne, Amanda Garrett, amanda m, Bill S., Billiam Davidson Jonesington, BlueSquare5, Brian Blankstein, Brian Lee, Brian Perkins, Brock Batsell, Bruce Hardstone, Casey Callaghan, Charlotte and Patrick, Chris Norborg, Christian B., Conor Durkin, Courtney Boesen, Cynthia Dan Connolly, Daniel “I Still Say Abolish The Monarchy” Marcin, Daniel B, Dave, Debbie Muller, Derick Hildebrandt, Dixonary ,Don Ray, Dr. Chance Evers, Eeshan Malhotra, Ellen, Ellyse, Eric G, Evan Davis, Finn, Foley, Frank Webb, Franklin Wu, GSW, Harper E., Heather Kennedy, Hilary Hayduk, Ian M. P., Ian Rodgers, Irene, J. R. Tomici, Jade Law, James G, James Kelly, Jana, Jason Westley, Jen B, Jim Sluder, Joe, Joe L, Joey Spain, John Bishof, Jonathan Sheffi, Jordan Hayes-Devloo, Josh T, Judy W, Kailin J, Karla Schneider, Kat J., Kate, Kid Beyond, KP, L&R, Lily G, Lindsey Shi, Lisa B., Liz G, M. Robb Milford, Maggie W., Markus Butkus, Matt Kerbel, Matt L, Matt N., Matthew Stein, Max, Mia Villeneuve, Mike Schmitt, Natalie Stevens, Nikolaj Jensen, Not Kevin, Olu Ok, Patrick C, Phil A, Phil C. , Pike, PSkip, @qpheevr, R. P. Salonga, Raji, Renee Vandervelde, Rob H, Ruth V., Ryan Larimore, Saffie Kaplan, Sami Casanova, Sarah L., Shaby Kaderi & Topher Kersting, Steph Linquist, Tamara Brenner, Todd Benson, TR, Victoria, and Zach Z.

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