The Sherlock Holmes Riddle is another online riddle game from Riddlex. Another change the URL type riddle game by the creator of Alice Riddle with 20 levels. Good luck and have fun!Warning: Please don't post exact answers. Just post hints for the levels.
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Hi, is anyone there?
ReplyDeletei'm here and already stuck on the 1st one
ReplyDeletesame here
ReplyDeleteOh no, an UCG...
ReplyDeleteit is supposed to be a 5letter word
ReplyDeletei've tried teddy (as in roosevelt) and santa but no go
ReplyDeleteis it a holmes character or an actual person?
ReplyDeleteHolmes is a character. Anyway, his help is - Every journey has a beginning. Must be the clue.
ReplyDeletespoiler
ReplyDeleteUse first letters of paragraphs.
Very Smart Christopher, thanks... ;.)
ReplyDeletejust say what you see? cop car hat? cop car bonnet?
ReplyDeletecopper car bonate
ReplyDeleteWow James, good finding..lol
ReplyDeletein Holmes England, a cop might be known as 'copper' also, it helps to spell things wrong occasionally ;)
ReplyDeletethanks. The next one is a bit tougher
ReplyDeleteYes, third one is tough, i don´t even understand the question
ReplyDeleteMust work on my English........lol
study around the violin for something out of place....in AD 1880-1910!
ReplyDeletei can not figure out reagent. any help?
ReplyDeleteadd copper to car to bonnet(spell differently)
ReplyDeleteThe picture´s too small for me, can´t see anything out of place. Other hint James?
ReplyDeleteI see a calculator but it doesn't work
ReplyDeletei can't tell what that is n i can't zoom in
ReplyDeleteno zoom...that stinks!
ReplyDeletewhat are you seeing jon?
ReplyDeleteZoomed in using Microsoft office picture manager , it´s a calculator
ReplyDeletehas anyone checked the source clue?
ReplyDeleteCheck the page source
ReplyDeletesomething to do with adding I would assume. I used addingredients..no good.
ReplyDeleteanachronism?
ReplyDeletehttp://regex.info/exif this is a great riddle aid!! use in FF for best results
ReplyDeleteJames, i am trying to decode the source code
thanks, I got it.
ReplyDeletein source:
ReplyDelete8 - E
8 - J
0 - 1
0 - 7
P + 1
0 - 7
L + 7
8 - 7
L + 7
N
0 - 1
L + I
I saw that too Jon...very peculiar.
ReplyDeleteToo hard for me and i guess it´s gonna be tougher further on in the game. Going to pick up my son from school now
ReplyDeleteGood luck!!! ;:)
it's pretty sad that outta 20 levels we're all stuck on the 3rd one
ReplyDeleteso...8 - e = i
ReplyDeletehow did you get that Jon?
ReplyDeletethink how the digit 8 looks on a calculator and how the letter E would appear, subtract the letter e from 8, i am thinking out-loud on this, with this method i have gibberish as an answer: ifclalotoncu, i am now looking for a way to code that!
ReplyDeletethose letters spell calculation f...we are getting warmer Jon!! Great work
ReplyDeleteThe answer is: flocculation!
ReplyDeleteUsing Jon's answer, I unscrambled it!
great work elastic
ReplyDeleteThe next one is confusing.
ReplyDeletebrilliant EH! wonder how to word the next one?
ReplyDeletethe name of this riddle?..hmmm
ReplyDeleteIs the thing in the left corner a magnifying glass?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so.
ReplyDeleteThe name of the riddle?
There are lenses in the telescope thing...
ReplyDeleteis it something to do with a mermaid? there is a tiny ship, a cannon and a telescope - all 'ship' things....
ReplyDeleteThere was a table top magnifying glass on the previous page.
ReplyDeleteHmm, but what's the name of this riddle?
ReplyDeleteriddle name is SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MYSTERY OF THE WICKHAM MERMAID
ReplyDeletehmmmm - something to do with the sea...?
ReplyDeleteI thought the name of the riddle was simply "the magnifying glass" so I zoomed in on the page, without any results
ReplyDeleteThe words "The magnifying glass" are at the top of the page, under the words chapter 4.
ReplyDeleteI've tried Chapter4, top.
I've tried those, too!
ReplyDeleteBut it says where....
Where, oh where?
@ cricketer
ReplyDeleteThanks to your comment I figured it could be "under the sea" (C from chapter) but it's not
Kelly ur a genius...there is something on the image - down the left hand side by the edge of the book - some sort of code...? can't figure it out.
ReplyDeletemorse codes!
ReplyDeleteYes! It is morse code!
ReplyDeleteit starts with under
ReplyDeleteunder receipts
ReplyDeleteThe first word is under, but the second is...
ReplyDeletejust receipt
ReplyDeleteBut it doesn't work.
ReplyDeleteNevermind, it is receipts! But Kelly, it doesn't work!
ReplyDeletegood work team - now onto the timetable....
ReplyDeleteit does work - UNDERRECEIPTS
ReplyDeleteI have to refuel now.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
Yeah, it does. I probably spelt it wrong the first time.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I've found some timetables. But they are too tiny to read.
i think it's something to do with the train itself...not solved it yet though!
ReplyDeleteWell...there are the numbers 5553
ReplyDeleteand there is two t's that looks like the railroad crossing thing.
Wow....this next one is difficult!
ReplyDeletethink i'm onto the answer but can't get the right url...try looking at the train as if it's a clock!
ReplyDeletetried 5x5x5x3 and came up with 375 or 4:15 but it doesn't work
ReplyDeleteLooks like hands of watch, front of the train. I have tried 06 30, nothing
ReplyDeleteI see it!!
ReplyDelete0730, nothing, 0830 nothing
ReplyDeletealso tried 8:30 and 830 (arms on front of train) w no luck
ReplyDeleteit looks like 8:30
ReplyDeletedoesn't work spelled out either
ReplyDeleteI tried writing the whole word. Not working.
ReplyDeletei think the clock is showing 7:30 but can't crack the url
ReplyDeleteConsult Holmes: You need to find more information.
ReplyDeleteI thought there might be an old time table on the wikipedia entry on the Reading to Plymouth Line which started off at Paddington, but no;
neither does the museum of the great western railway, which served this line.
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ReplyDeleteI found this, but +.čé is not working
ReplyDeleteThis is the 1.40 a.m. Paddington to Plymouth express, which covers the 225 ¾ miles in 265 minutes, an average throughout speed of 51.1 miles an hour. At present the Great Western time-tables feature no fewer than 53 passenger trains, covering 4,359 miles each week-day, travelling at start to stop speeds varying from 55 to 69 miles an hour, a really fine performance, of which any railway might well be proud.
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ReplyDeletesorry, 1,40 is not working
ReplyDeleteSo, I guess I didn't miss much
ReplyDeletelol kelly - not really - we're battling with the timetable....
ReplyDeletethink carola is onto something but not sure what url might be
have googled "fastest train from pad to ply" "train 5553" "pad to ply timetables" etc and getting nowhere!
ReplyDelete@nikki, I googled and found the page Lubka just copied and pasted...
ReplyDeletebut did the time work?
ReplyDelete140am, 140, 0140, 0140am all didn't work
ReplyDeleteMaybe onefourty
i'm not finding any times that work
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ReplyDeletethe cornishman WAS the fastest train b-t the two in the early 1900s.left at 10:15
ReplyDeleteithink it is 10:15am, arrives plymouth at 1:50pm but 10:15, 10:15am, 10.15, 10.15am don't work for me
ReplyDeletefound another site - says train left at 10:10 july -sept. http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r017.html
ReplyDeleteand remember it says no punctuation in the answer
ReplyDeletein The hound of the Baskervilles: another adventure of Sherlock Holmes, there is a note related to a 10:30 train from Paddington leaving only on Sunday and "tomorrow" in the riddle is actually sunday.
ReplyDeleteHope can help
I was thinking, maybe it's a year. I tried 1890, the first year the train ran. Well, that's not the answer
ReplyDeleteThere is also "The 4.50 train from Paddington" by Agatha Christie.
ReplyDeleteok lets recap...
ReplyDeleteThe riddle indicates "the fastest train to Plymouth from Paddington tomorrow" - this does seem to indicate The Cornishman. This departs either 10:15 or 10:30 am (changed in 1895 according to wikipedia). But no attempts to turn this info into a url (e.g. 1015.htm, 1015am.htm, tenfifteen.htm, etc) seem to work.
anyone got any ideas whatsoever...???!!!
I tried the british way "half past 10/ten" "15/fifteen past 10/ten" etc
ReplyDeletemaybe 5553 mean the time on 5/5/1953
ReplyDeleteThe stuff in the source all looks like gibberish to me
ReplyDeletei AM ONLY thinking... would Sherlock Holmes take third-class train?
ReplyDeleteok call off the hunt folks - there is an actual timetable hidden on the site - use the code in the source to locate timetable1.jpg, then change the 1 to a 2....
ReplyDeletethere is a timetable to look at!
ReplyDeletestill can't figure out how to write the url though...!!!!
ReplyDeleteyou know, i tries timetable1.jpg.. never thought about turning it into a 2
ReplyDeleteThe name of the image on the page contains a 1, timetable1.jpg. None of the other images have a number. Very first timetable?
ReplyDeleteThe only other difference is the directory of the htm files has changed from briar to cane.
I was never good with timetables..
ReplyDeleteCorbu, well done!!
ReplyDelete1057 is fastest for Sunday.
ReplyDelete1057 and tenfiftyseven don't work.
1057 does appear fastest but it's also a misprint - do you think that's on purpose...?
ReplyDeletecorbu, Good point, the last leg of the journey is over an hour on the other trains, but it's only 13 mins on that one.
ReplyDeletea misprint?
ReplyDeleteyeah it is a misprint - if you look at leg of journey between Tiverton Parkway and Exeter it goes back in time! lol
ReplyDeleteHA like I said, I'm not good with misprints. If that timetable was real life, I'd be screwed :D
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ReplyDeleteand when I said misprints at 20:10 I meant timetables..
ReplyDeleteYeah.. I'm leaving. It's old horrormovie night!
@Kelly lol - mind you it seems to happen at other times too. perhaps i'm wrong. anyway cricketer is right - 13 mins from exeter to plymouth is impossible!!! it's about 35 miles, implying an average speed of 160mph!!! not on english train lines methinks....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Documents/Custom/Sept%2009%20TT/FGW09M_TT30%20%28Pad%20to%20Exe%20and%20Plym%29%20.pdf
ReplyDeleteis the current timetable. The legend explains the 'backward times': the light type denotes a connecting service -> change trains, probably in Taunton.
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ReplyDeleteLook at the front of the train.
ReplyDeleteThere is 5553 and TXT. Put these together for another file name.
On to the level 6. Holmes clue says "You will need Holmes crossword clue".
ReplyDeleteIn the source code it says. Not a jpg. The image is called crosswordclue.jpg. So far tried, gif, txt, doc.
excellent cricketer!! ignore the mistake on the timetable(time travel) and go with your instinct!!
ReplyDeleteright... I have been fiddling with the TXT ever since I got here (same time as you guys... lol... but I had three hours sleep in between) But I can't for the life of it find any clue in the source, or find a way to put 5535 and txt together to get a timetable image or page...
ReplyDeletenatasja,
ReplyDeleteIn the source code for the page is the file name timetable1.jpg. Change the 1 to a 2 in the URL and hit return. This gives you the timetable.
5553 is the file name, txt is the suffix. Just put them together with a dot between and that gives you another file in the same directory. Paste that into the URL and hit return. This gives you a clue.
whats the extension for the Xword puzzle???
ReplyDeleteI can't figure it out! =[
A hint for 6.
ReplyDeleteYou need "holmes crossword clue", the suffix isn't jpg.
can someone just say in plain english what the answer for level five is please?
ReplyDeletelevel 5
ReplyDelete1059
Thanks so much cricketer... turned out I was using my numbers in the wrong order!
ReplyDeleteAnyone on 6?
ReplyDeleteAnyone on seven? We're stuck with the map.
ReplyDeleteMarcello, i'm no good at cryptic crosswords! Can you give me a hint on the clue:
ReplyDelete"Unsettled comedian lacked the energy to be funny (7)"
It's ok, I got it!
ReplyDeleteTry this website if you're stuck:
http://www.crosswordtools.com/cm/
Stuck on 7. Have found "the map", but don't know what to do next? Any help marcello?
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ReplyDeletegot coordinates, but not sure how to get an answer from that
ReplyDeletenatasja, try the word(s) of the location rather than the coordinates. I went through and tried all locations.
ReplyDeletehmmm.. I got it, but I don't know why. Which is not very satisfactory. I linked all the coordinates to the locations (one coordiate short though) Thanks again anyway cricketer :o)
ReplyDeleteok so what's with the map. i've got the map, i've cracked the cypher, i can see they're coordinates and one is missing. but i've tried every url i can think of and no luck! any hints anyone...?
ReplyDeletecorbu, are you on level 7? All I did was try each of the place names in the URL and got it by brute force. I didn't work out the semaphore type images.
ReplyDeleteIf the place has two words try both the first word, and both words. If you do that with each one you'll eventually find it.
Hint for level 8:
ReplyDeleteThink of "right way up" and "upside down" as yes, no, yes, no .....
Use this and Holmes hint.
While trying to decipher level 9, I've found the d****** m** and see what you mean about the coordinates. The coordinates of the answer aren't the missing ones.
ReplyDeleteLVL 9 is stumping me. I've got the right c****r i think and the necessary k**s and know what i'm trying to decode but can't seem to get it to work. Any pointers....?
ReplyDeleteSame here corbu,
ReplyDeleteI think k*****d is m*******o, or s*******n(latin to english translation), other k** using Holmes clue, is one of three possibilities.
Word to decode in s*****?
I think I've tried every combination.
Holmes hint,
ReplyDeleteLast letter is also key.
Tried t,o,n(from latin to english), also tried y for last letter of 'key'.
corbu, I've just thought. Try converting any of your answers to lower case before putting in the URL.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.convertcase.net/
cricketer, thanks for the input. i've managed to crack it. you need to translate the key to english....also 'last letter' is literal ;-)
ReplyDeletecompletely stumped by level 9,,, any clues?
ReplyDelete@ D S
ReplyDelete1. Check the source
2. read what Holmes says
3. look at the pic (and think what the translation of this might be)
The 3 things you find need to work together to get your answer. You just need to figure out which c****r to use.... :-)
corbu, is the key m*******o, so in English s*******n?
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming the answer will be a real word.
corbu,
ReplyDeleteDozy me LOL!! I'd used a translation site and kept using that as the translated key, not what it really meant. If you see what I mean.
Thanks for the last letter tip.
Finally on to level 10.
Level 10 is a tough one ...Best hint is what is the word *This* in the Holmes hint.......and the answer is 9 letters?? Hmmmm
ReplyDeletehey anyone around? stuck on 14 if anyone's got that far!!!!
ReplyDeleteok 14 cracked - 15 hmmmm.....
ReplyDelete15 done. 16.....
ReplyDeletecorbu, I'm stuck on 13, could you give me a hint please.
ReplyDeleteYou will need the two clues that Lestrade gave Holmes.
I don't know where to start. Nothing in the s*****.
Level 16
ReplyDeleteSnakes and ladders you need to play the game .....and watch where you end up!
Carol, do you have any hints for level 13. I'm totally stumped.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
nvm, I've done 13.
ReplyDeletestill cant figure out who the visitor was #1 very begininng. help anyone? clue.....?
ReplyDeletewhats #6 "the crossword clue".......... any hints or answer
ReplyDeletestill stuck at 6....
ReplyDeleteWhere do you write the answer?
ReplyDeleteplss help I do not know what to do on chapter 11
ReplyDeletestuck #6
ReplyDelete@ zero; Help us get past lvl 6, and when we get to 11 maybe we can help you.
ReplyDeletecan anybody help me I'm stuck on 6 I got the energy clue from holme's words but it doesn;t work
ReplyDeletenomadic
ReplyDeleteon 6 sorted that is correct please try again but where?
Up to 10 ... ...
ReplyDeleteWorking on 12.
ReplyDeleteAny help available here?
I have read all 7 pages of the Riddlex forum; checked, rechecked, followed as far as I can but I still cannot get some of the stuff that other people are getting.
What am I missing?
Level 13 is even worse!
ReplyDeleteNothing on the forums so far helps and I can't even get a starter ... ...
Any help appreciated.
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ReplyDeleteCould anyone please answer the level 6...
ReplyDeleteFor #6 it says sorted, please try again.html
ReplyDeleteread closely please try AGAIN.HTML
type that in your url but lowercase
im stuck on #7 cant get the map
anyone please help me with chapter 8!!! any clues?
ReplyDeletecompletely stuck on level 9 any helpful tips???
ReplyDeleteI'm stuck at Chapter 6. I would need a hint to find Holmes' crosswords clue. The only thing I have found is "not a jpg" and I don't know what to do with this.
ReplyDeleteokay i am stuck at the first one -_- can any one please help?
ReplyDelete#7, where is the map? Someone please help.
ReplyDeletearey bhai....can u give me d answer for level 6 ?
ReplyDeletecan i get the answer for level 6?
ReplyDeleteWhere's The MAP on chapter 7 please help!!!!
ReplyDeletestuck at chapter 9.. please easy hints..
ReplyDeletefor chapter 9..the 3 hints are:
ReplyDeletemarevirgo which means MERMAID
last letter which is "Z"
and the letters in the page source - LZASOBUFOKLDT..
but i really dont know what to make out of these! PLEASE HELP!
@Ali
ReplyDeleteYou have the correct translation for MareVirgo, and your last letter. THe letters in the S***** are a C****r. You need to correct one to decode. Anyone want to give help on Chapter 10? I think I have all of the K*** I'm confused on the fact that one of them is not an actual word..
Stuck in ch 7.. wrote d word p*****s and its sayin 'close'..Not able to find d right word..someone plzz help...
ReplyDeleteCan anyone say wats da 3answer I have been stuck in it from 2days
ReplyDeleteYour hints for #9 aren't making sense!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what you mean by C****r K*** & S*****
Somebody please help me!
@Manan
ReplyDeleteIf it says that you are "close" that means you are physically close on the map. Keep guessing nearby options.
@Vasu
ReplyDeletethink about the phrase "a map"
look at the hint sherlock gave you
think about how this is a URL replacement game
"a map"
the hint
URL.file extension
Help with Chapter 9! What c****r should I use?
ReplyDeleteI've started banging away at this. Too bad I'm so late to the party.
ReplyDeleteChapter 9
Use the Keyed Caesar Cypher.
Actual Size -
ReplyDeleteThank You! I think that is literally the only one I didn't try.
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