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1) he did the... refers to 'monster' not 'monster mash' since 'mash' appears in the clue (I asked about this above, but nobody commented) | 1) he did the... refers to 'monster' not 'monster mash' since 'mash' appears in the clue (I asked about this above, but nobody commented) | ||
note that this needs to be a password that you wouldn't guess if you don't also have the purloined clue, so not the word 'monster' or 'monster mash' itself | note that this needs to be a password that you wouldn't guess if you don't also have the purloined clue, so not the word 'monster' or 'monster mash' itself | ||
− | 2) | + | 2) there is a space making two words in the first 8 characters of the answer to this clue |
Then the search for 8 character words for 'purloined' would actually be the search for 8 character phrases, like so: | Then the search for 8 character words for 'purloined' would actually be the search for 8 character phrases, like so: | ||
purloined -> letter -> 'post man' | purloined -> letter -> 'post man' |