Spoiler alert. The original poem is followed by the solution.
*"Why Mr Holmes! Come quick! The vicar's dead!"
"Dearest Lestrade! Another killer lost?"
"The Reverend Green alas was killed in bed,
The frightened Mrs White mirrors a ghost!
Mrs Peacock is in quite a shock,
The Colonel Mustard is attending her;
Motive remains unclear, although the clock
Was stopped at six, when Mr Black was here
He burned the mail, perhaps it held a clue,
The man then ran, and no weapon was found;
Miss Scarlet who was sleeping, slept right through;
Such a tough case, so care to stake a pound?"
"Lestrade! To take your cash would be a crime!
One wonders why the clock stopped at that time!"*
Who murdered poor Reverend Green, why and how?
*CLUE: the solution contains 15 words.
CLUE:
“I say old chap, those kids in Baker Street
They’re running and a skipping: SHOO AWAY!”
“Dear Dr. Watson, rest your weary feet!
Perhaps you’ll learn something from childish play!”*
SOLUTION
"Why Mr Holmes! Come quick! THE vicar's dead!"
"Dearest Lestrade! Another KILLER lost?"
"The Reverend Green alas WAS killed in bed,
The frightened MRS White mirrors a ghost!
Mrs PEACOCK is in quite a shock,
THE Colonel Mustard is attending her;
MOTIVE remains unclear, although the clock
WAS stopped at six, when Mr BLACK was here
He burned the MAIL, perhaps it held a clue,
THE man then ran, and no WEAPON was found;
Miss Scarlet who WAS sleeping, slept right through;
Such A tough case, so care to STAKE a pound?"
"Lestrade! To take your cash would be a crime!
One wonders why the clock stopped at that time!"
The solution is a simple skip sequence (hinted in clue 2), every sixth word is taken to obtain the solution.
*THE-KILLER-WAS-MRS-PEACOCK
THE-MOTIVE-WAS-BLACK-MAIL
THE-WEAPON-WAS-A-STAKE*
Oct 18, 2014
Oct 18, 2014 at 6:42 AM UTC
Spoiler alert. The original poem is followed by the solution.
*"Why Mr Holmes! Come quick! The vicar's dead!"
"Dearest Lestrade! Another killer lost?"
"The Reverend Green alas was killed in bed,
The frightened Mrs White mirrors a ghost!
Mrs Peacock is in quite a shock,
The Colonel Mustard is attending her;
Motive remains unclear, although the clock
Was stopped at six, when Mr Black was here
He burned the mail, perhaps it held a clue,
The man then ran, and no weapon was found;
Miss Scarlet who was sleeping, slept right through;
Such a tough case, so care to stake a pound?"
"Lestrade! To take your cash would be a crime!
One wonders why the clock stopped at that time!"*
Who murdered poor Reverend Green, why and how?
*CLUE: the solution contains 15 words.
CLUE:
“I say old chap, those kids in Baker Street
They’re running and a skipping: SHOO AWAY!”
“Dear Dr. Watson, rest your weary feet!
Perhaps you’ll learn something from childish play!”*
SOLUTION
"Why Mr Holmes! Come quick! THE vicar's dead!"
"Dearest Lestrade! Another KILLER lost?"
"The Reverend Green alas WAS killed in bed,
The frightened MRS White mirrors a ghost!
Mrs PEACOCK is in quite a shock,
THE Colonel Mustard is attending her;
MOTIVE remains unclear, although the clock
WAS stopped at six, when Mr BLACK was here
He burned the MAIL, perhaps it held a clue,
THE man then ran, and no WEAPON was found;
Miss Scarlet who WAS sleeping, slept right through;
Such A tough case, so care to STAKE a pound?"
"Lestrade! To take your cash would be a crime!
One wonders why the clock stopped at that time!"
The solution is a simple skip sequence (hinted in clue 2), every sixth word is taken to obtain the solution.
*THE-KILLER-WAS-MRS-PEACOCK
THE-MOTIVE-WAS-BLACK-MAIL
THE-WEAPON-WAS-A-STAKE*
