| Can you crack this Cryptex®? | |
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| Cryptex Hunt 2022 | |
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| Author(s) | Errol Elumir |
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Can you crack this Cryptex®? is a metapuzzle and the finale of the 2022 Cryptex Hunt.
The answers to the clues are as follows:
The below image shows where the solutions will fit on the cryptex. The words highlighted in blue are the answers to the clues from the first page.
Once the cryptex is filled in, the answer to this puzzle is the 'hidden word' as indicated on the first page. The phrase 'hidden word' is the same colour as the grey boxes on the first page. If the first page is used as a grille, these grey boxes line up exactly with specific letters on the cryptex.
Part 1 Final Answer: Click to revealSHIFT.
When this set of letters is lined up to the filigree, it shows: INCRE. Continuing this pattern will reveal the following set of letters:
This is a sentence which spells out: SHIFT INCREMENTALLY NEXT SET. The next set of letters it refers to is RYDWN.
To shift incrementally would be to shift each letter incrementally, such that:
Part 2 Final Answer: Click to revealSAGAS.
