SPOILER- Solutions to Mini Puzzle Hunts and Treasure Hunts

[Jenny]

This thread holds the solutions to the 2023 Mini Puzzle Hunts and Treasure Hunts - released and since solved.


If you'd like to first try and solve them yourself - the puzzles are posted HERE:

mysteriouswritings.proboards.com/thread/6703/released-mini-puzzles-hunts-solved



Solutions will follow.

[Jenny]

Solution to Mini Puzzle #1 by Samanatha Dammer:

(puzzle released here: mysteriouswritings.proboards.com/thread/6703/released-mini-puzzles-hunts-solved )

SPROUTS

PRETTY

REVIVAL

INSPIRE

NEWBORN

GROWTH

TULIPS

INVIGORATE

MELTING

EQUINOX


ANSWER (first letter of each word) = SPRINGTIME

[Jenny]

Solution Mini Puzzle #2: Bunny Party by Forgotten History Hunts:

[Jenny]

Solution to Old Jack Hare Treasure Hunt: A JUICY CARROT

The text clues you into how to find what was hidden: Listen. Jack Hare listened (to frog / He calmed down) and found it.

In the text are words that sound like 'Letters'.

Oh, A, Tea, You, Jay, Are, Why, Are, I, A, See, See --- for OATYJRYRIACC - Anagrammed to 'A Juicy Carrot'.

[Jenny]

Treasure Hunt #1, The Easy Way to Charm, by Samantha Dammer Solution:


Here is the full solve

[Jenny]

CONGRATULATIONS to jwvanno! Mini Puzzle #3 has been solved!

The answer was a simple 'Hello'!


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The solution:

Fifty less in the World - Fifty / L in roman numerals – less in world – WORD (looking for a WORD)
But you’ll add two to me – but you’ll add two L’s to the word
From the saying seen right/correct/write- THE APPLE DOESN’T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE (8words/32letters)
Take 1and2 or 3 from 2and4 or 6 – take letter 3 from word 6 for O
Include 2 then 4and4 – include 2nd letter, H, then 8th letter E.
Mix only them together – for

HELLO!

[Jenny]

Congrats to the winners (Nadine Cox and the Z Team) of MINI PUZZLE #4

Solution: CORRECT

[Jenny]

The Puzzle:

Link to Larger image of Hunt

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CONGRATS again to the winners of Treasure Hunt #4 by ThePuzzleMaster!

The solution:

SECRETS OF PAST TREASURES: SOLUTION

The SOPT was solved as follows:

The different colored letter groups scattered on the page were the first letters of past treasures hunts discussed on the Mysterious Writings website. Most could be found either on the website or forum.

The past treasures of these hunts were then used to fill in the crossword style puzzle.

The colors of the letter groups were a clue to position the past treasures. RED, which is 3 letters = 3 letter past treasures, BLUE = 4 letter past treasures, GREEN = 5 letter past treasures, ORANGE = six letter past treasures, DARK RED = 7 letter past treasures, DARK BLUE = 8 letter past treasures, and LIGHT BLUE = 9 letter past treasures.

The hunts and their treasures were:

RED: 3 letter treasures
C = Conundrum: Cadbury hunt = EGG
TLE = The Last Echo = OWL

BLUE: 4 letter treasures
M = Masquerade = HARE
PC = Perplex City = CUBE
BTB = Breakfast Tea & Bourbon = WINE
THCD = The Hollow Coin Drop = COIN
TTOTC = The Thrill of the Chase = GOLD
TGUSTH = The Great US Treasure Hunt = CASH
TITHE = Treasure Island: Treasure Hunt Edition = RING

GREEN: 5 letter treasures
TBT = The Bossall Treasure = CROSS
QC = Quercus Circus = ACORN
T = Treasure = HORSE
TLS = The Lost Skull = SKULL

ORANGE: 6 letter treasures
TI = The Inheritance = SILVER
ATT = A Treasure’s Trove = BEETLE
TGO = The Golden Oyster = OYSTER
NTS = Name This Story = MARBLE
OJH = Old Jack Hare = LOCKET

DARK RED: 7 letter treasures
MOTD = Map of the Dead = Pyramid

DARK BLUE: 8 letter treasures
TS = The Secret = GEMSTONE
SAYSF = Seek and Ye Shall Find = GIFT CARD
MFG = Max Fosh Goldfosh = GOLDFOSH
TSCC = The Secret Copy Cat = PAINTING

LIGHT BLUE : 9 letter treasures
TSOL = The Story of Leveret = DRAGONFLY
OTM = Over the Moon = MEDALLION

After filling in the grid it was noticed certain letters were either given or marked. Anagrammed they said:
FIND THE SECRET TREASURE (a secret treasure given for the hunt)

This was also a clue on how to find that secret treasure. Along the border, in each corner, going clockwise, were the symbols used to indicate:
. / FIND
_ / THE
S / SECRET
X / Treasure

The X was also to be read as ‘FIND THE SECRET X’. X marks the SPOT (FIRST LETTERS OF THE HUNT) – of where to start the directions given at the bottom to move around the completed grid.



Using the directions (U=UP D=DOWN R=RIGHT L=LEFT), and starting where X marked the spot (SPOT marked the X), the letters were:
OTYYKDLTF

Shifting those letters by one revealed the Secret Treasure and answer to the puzzle.
It was:

PUZZLE MUG


The butterfly CONUNDRUMUG puzzle mug was the secret treasure: