Safe Code case
Sleuth
D 661
The Night Curator's Safe
A borrowed sapphire is locked in the museum's glyph safe. The night curator, the only one who knew the code, has vanished. The gala opens at noon and the stone…
The Night Mail Safe
The mail contracts for the night train are locked in the guard's safe. The guard set a new code last week, then fell ill and was taken off the train. His notebook survives: every test try he dialled, and the answers the safe gave. The contracts must be handed over at the next station. No symbol repeats in the code. Work out the four-symbol code.
- Kind
- Safe Code case
- Difficulty
- D 661
- Tier
- Sleuth · D 400–699
- Worth
- 66 pts for a clean solve
- Par time
- 3:45
- Technique
- Depth 3
Points for solving; rating never moves in free play.
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