Cryptic Clue

Cryptic Clue
A secret too dangerous to be written down, except in code.
Purchased for 4 pence, sells for 2 pence

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Using Cryptic Clues

Put Your Cryptic Clues to Use

There are some things we were not meant to know, they say. But you wouldn't be down here if you took that seriously.

Swap Cryptic Clues for Appalling Secrets with a Disgraced Philosopher

Was she ejected from the Square of Lofty Words because of what she knew? [This will always gain you Appalling Secrets, and you might get lucky and gain something else.]
Unlocked with 50 x Cryptic Clue
A matter of luck: pretty good odds.

Lucky spoiler

A hard delivery

The Disgraced Philosopher takes a heavy breath, and begins. These secrets cannot simply be spoken. She chants in a plainsong that makes your teeth itch and your fingernails swell. Are the secrets worth this?

Gain: 7 x Appalling Secret
Gain: 3 x Maniac's Prayer
Lose: 50 x Cryptic Clue

Unlucky spoiler

Secrets spent and gained

'Now you know. A crown weighs less than these secrets. Guard them well.'

Gain: 7 x Appalling Secret
Lose: 50 x Cryptic Clue

Trade a great many Cryptic Clues

If you need to keep a score of people awake for weeks, you have the goods.
[This will always gain you many Appalling Secrets.]
Unlocked with 500 x Cryptic Clue

Reward spoiler

No regrets

The scraps of paper lie scattered on your dining table. Each is an invitation to madness. Splendid.

Lose: 500 x Cryptic Clue
Gain: 70 x Appalling Secret

A queer old place

What a curious town London has become. Where else are secrets as dependable a currency as bank notes? You should write to someone on the Surface about it all.
A matter of luck: it could go either way.
Invite option.

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Learn something from your Cryptic Clues

There are some things we were not meant to know, they say. But you wouldn't be down here if you took that seriously.
Combine 500 Cryptic Clues into 10 Appalling Secrets
As you consider what you've learnt, your hands begin to shake. Can it be…?
Unlocked with 500 x Cryptic Clue

Dear God. No wonder they won't sell these at the Bazaar.

You're a wiser man. But you won't sleep well tonight.

Nightmares increase (1 point)
Gain: 10 x Appalling Secret
Lose: 500 x Cryptic Clue

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Obtaining Cryptic Clues

Ladybones Road	Unlocked	Unavailable	Item Gain
Learn Clathermont the Tattooist's language of hints	Watchful 14	Watchful 29	9 x Cryptic Clue
Spite	Unlocked	Unavailable	Item Gain
Catch a black cat	Shadowy 23	Shadowy 38	13 x Cryptic Clue
Veilgarden	Unlocked	Unavailable	Item Gain
Chat with the Duchess' private secretary	Persuasive 20	Persuasive 35	12 x Cryptic Clue
Forgotten Quarter	Unlocked	Unavailable	Item Gain
Understanding the Correspondence - A distinctly cautious approach	Watchful 78		39 x Cryptic Secret
Understanding the Correspondence - A decidedly incautious approach	Watchful 78		40 x Cryptic Secret
Shuttered Palace	Unlocked	Unavailable	Item Gain
Entry to the Duchess' salon - The Duchess enjoys controversy	Persuasive 61		30 x Cryptic Secret

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