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


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.

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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.


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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



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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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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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