The Sphinx's Lair

<<---First clue <---Previous clue As you say the word, the floor starts rising. You are now able to reach the trapdoor. You push it open and climb out. You blink in surprise. You appear to be in the same place you were for Clue Sixteen. When you take another glance, however, you notice that it...

Mithrandir

@Sphinx That was a lot of work.

Silenus

@BeastlyGerbil @Khale_Kitha @ChrisCudmore Hint: it's a literal tomato.

Chris Cudmore

9:45 PM

@Mithrandir Looks like it.

Volatility

@Mithrandir B1 doesn't happen to be related to a certain meme that's been floating around here recently, does it? ;)

Mithrandir

@Volatility Don't think so...

@ChrisCudmore But you and @TheGreatEscaper made my work easier :)

Chris Cudmore

@Volatility No. Nothing like that.

Volatility

Oh. Well it fits so nicely that I'm surprised the answer's not ICE.

Chris Cudmore

How do you get ICE?

Volatility

9:48 PM

def: "Diamonds", formed in "lattICEs"

Chris Cudmore

What's the meme?

Mithrandir

Oh, that meme. Forgot about that one :P

Chris Cudmore

That is correct.

Volatility

all the stuff about carbonless diamonds

Mithrandir

So yes, that's ICE

I forgot about that meme...

Chris Cudmore

9:49 PM

Nope. Hadn't even heard about the meme...

Volatility

It did sorta fade out before you came, I think

Chris Cudmore

But "Carbonless diamonds that is(2) ", would be a good cryptic. if we ever need a two letter one.

Volatility

Jan 1 at 11:47, by Deusovi

A joke-y clue relating to a recent meme here: "That's a carbonless diamond! (2)"

Chris Cudmore

Oh. It's been done.

Mithrandir

:P

Chris Cudmore

9:52 PM

first REBUS. Is that a badly drawn triangle? Or something different?

Mithrandir

It's something different

It goes with the ant.

user61230

@Mithrandir Still need a room or some such?

Mithrandir

Nope, used email

But thanks

Sconibulus

I solved the sudoku but I don't quite get it

Mithrandir

What don't you get?

Sconibulus

9:55 PM

I guess it's enigmatic for a reason

Mithrandir

Now you need to finish...

Poke around a bit and see what you find.

(That part took forever...)

(Mostly because I insisted on doing everything by hand :P)

Sconibulus

oh!

yeah, I'm just dumb :)

user61230

@Mithrandir Okey-doke! Lemme know if there's anything else I can help with.

Chris Cudmore

Added that right into the answer text.

I see the solved sudoku and still don't know what the AHA moment was.

Mithrandir

My guess would be that @Sconibulus discovered the main part of that section ;)

@Sconibulus progress?

Sconibulus

10:08 PM

it doesn't seem to be quite matching... it started good but has fallen a bit off

Mithrandir

How?

Did I make a mistake?

Sconibulus

so I probably amn't doing it right

Mithrandir

There are only 6, remember.

Sconibulus

oh, right

Beastly Gerbil

bed for me now, ping me if you get it as I want to see the answer in the morning. Good luck!

Mithrandir

10:10 PM

Adios @BeastlyGerbil

Beastly Gerbil

(And I accepted)

Mithrandir

I'm going to bed now, too :P

I'll check everybody's progress in the morning.

Chris Cudmore

Is that a hill?

Mithrandir

nope

Sconibulus

10:29 PM

whelp, that's all I've got so far

Sphinx

10:59 PM

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Q: What would be your next deduction in this game of minesweeper

Currently stuck in this game of minesweeper. Can't seem to find any openings, What would be the moves you guys would take and why?

minesweeper

TrojanByAccident

11:32 PM

@Sphinx My next move? Give up, or guess.

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