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Puzzle hunt help

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ApocalypseNowt · 15/06/2020 16:30

My work have sent out another puzzle hunt for us to have a go at during lockdown (if we want to obvs). There are 5 stages and you need a password to get onto the next stage.

The first stage is 27 pictures of landmarks - I think i've managed to identify all of them but haven't got a clue as to how to work out the password :(

All of the pictures are bordered by colours (green, red, orange, yellow or blue) so I think that may have something to do with it?

Anyhoo, any ideas welcome as I'm stumped!

I'll try and put pics of the landmarks on here. These are what I think they are:

leaning tower of piza
eiffel tower
hagia sophia
burj khalifa
gateway arch
sydney opera house
petra
pantheon
machu pitchu
st basils cathedral
space needle
cn tower
one world trade centre
potala palace
colloseum
brandenburg gate
dome of the rock
forbidden city
pentagon
flatiron building
angkor wat
winter palace
shard
taj mahal
rialto bridge
griffith observatory
brooklyn bridge

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parietal · 18/06/2020 14:30

The one titled 'Caps Lock' is about the 2 letter initials of the US states where each place is found.

So Lincoln, Hartford, LittleRock = Nebraska, Connecticut, Arkansas = drunk with NECTAR

I have't worked out the others but I think they are the same idea.

ApocalypseNowt · 18/06/2020 15:11

@parietal Thanks! I managed to get to the answers without knowing exactly how I was getting them. Answer for that puzzle is IS Capitals

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ApocalypseNowt · 18/06/2020 15:14

US capitals I mean

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ApocalypseNowt · 18/06/2020 16:01

I'm so confused on the crossword one. The great suprendo was married to Victoria wood but that doesn't seem to fit? Same with the Beatles one ConfusedConfusedConfused

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PatriciaHolm · 18/06/2020 16:13

How many spaces does the 5th row down have? I thought VW fitted there.

The answers don't fit in the boxes aligned from the questions. Shall I give you my answers?

ApocalypseNowt · 18/06/2020 16:17

I would be forever grateful 🙏🏻Smile

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PatriciaHolm · 18/06/2020 16:20

OK - in order of clue -

Abracadabra
David Copperfield
Escapology
Victoria Wood
Orlando
Queen
Labyrinth
Magic Mike
Maverick
Brian
Circle
Mystery Tour
Ollivander
EightTwoEight
?
The Dark Arts.

Can't get the film. However, as I said, I am perplexed as this gives 3x 11 letter answers and 2x10, whereas it should be 2x11 and 3x10 from what I can read off the screen.

ApocalypseNowt · 18/06/2020 17:04

Hmm I see what you mean. I've just spent ages trying different ways to fit them in the grid. I think I'll leave that one for a bit then come back to it!

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lucyanntrevelyan · 18/06/2020 17:55

I have most of the same answers as Patricia Holm but 1 or 2 different and have solved it with a few gaps by grabbing the letters I had. Have an answer 11 letters then 5 letters . Shall I give you my answers in order on the grid?

ApocalypseNowt · 18/06/2020 18:38

@lucyanntrevelyan yes pleeeeease 🙏🏻

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lucyanntrevelyan · 18/06/2020 19:16

Escapology
DavidCopperfield
Queen
Johnson
VictoriaWood
Brian
?
Magicmike
DarkArts
Ollivander
?
Eighttwoeight
Circle
Labyrinth
MysteryTour
Abracadabra

Still can't work out the two I haven't got even when I know which letter I needed...

PatriciaHolm · 18/06/2020 19:34

Top Gun pilot is Merlin!

sashh · 19/06/2020 05:50

I'm struggling to read, could you print screen rather than photograph?

@PatriciaHolm are you sure? I remember Goose and Maverick but not Merlin.

PatriciaHolm · 19/06/2020 10:35

Yep. Played by Tim Robbins.

PatriciaHolm · 19/06/2020 10:36

...and I've got the answer too now! Still haven't got the film, annoyingly.

ApocalypseNowt · 19/06/2020 12:49

Well that took me longer than it should have! Got it now - prestige director.

On to the next one :)

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ApocalypseNowt · 19/06/2020 13:21

Managed to do the one entitled 'Square Box 6,4,4'.

If you arrange the list of letter in a square box (first one is 6x6, second is 5x5, third is 4x4) then read the messages top to bottom it all makes sense! Answer is 'puzzle hunt meta'

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