The weapon will be found by solving the crossword puzzle. Decipher this code:
4 2 26 12 13 2 10 21 13 5 12 23 23 21 22
Then use the table to get the South coordinates XXX.
Spanner-031: Rope-014: Lead pipe-933: Candlestick-000: Revolver-961: Dagger-025.
To find out in which room the murder was committed, you must identify each of the photographs. The clues below will help you. Then you will need to convert each answer into a number using A=1 Z=26 and reduce it to a single number or two digit number..
(There is a calculator you can use. Try this web page http://www.gematrix.org
If there are numerals in your answer, ignore them .
One of the answers converts to a number feared by people suffering from Triskaidekaphobia . They are right to fear it in this case, because this is the room where the murder was committed .
To get the East coordinates YYY, use this table:
Conservatory-099: Hall-154: Billiard Room-144: Kitchen-186: Library-211: Lounge-167: Dining room-172 : Ballroom-203: Study-190.
When you arrive at the cache, you will discover the murderer!!!
Conservatory: _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . This conservatory is part of a very old and exciting museum. It was started by a French woman who learned her craft from the employer of her mother while her mother worked as his housekeeper. In 1802 she came to London but couldn't go back home because of the Franco-English war, so she travelled all over England and Ireland showing her collection and opened this museum in its permanent home in 1836.
Ballroom: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ .This ballroom measures 36.6 m long, 18 m wide and 13.5 m high. It was built in 1854. It is used for many important occasions as well as for balls. State banquets are held here and the picture shows the ballroom laid out for such an occasion. The largest and most formal reception takes place every November.
Hall: _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .This is one of the most famous rooms in the world.Construction began in 1678.The principal feature of this famous hall is the seventeen mirror-clad arches that reflect the seventeen arcaded windows that overlook the beautiful gardens.
Study: The study of _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ .This study belonged to a famous author. One of his books was about a man who caught a very large fish. This author won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. He was one of the more famous lovers of six-toed cats, after being first given one by a ship's captain. Upon his death in 1961, his former home in Florida became a museum and a home for his cats, and it currently houses approximately fifty descendants of his cats (about half of which are polydactyl)
Billiard Room: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . This billiard room is part of a colonial style hotel known for its luxurious accommodation and superb restaurants and high teas. The hotel houses a tropical garden courtyard, museum and Victorian style theatre. It was founded by the four brothers Martin, Tigran, Aviet, and Arshak Sarkies. They opened the 10-room colonial bungalow on 1st December 1887.
Kitchen: _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '_ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . This kitchen features in an 1895 novel written by author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under a pseudonym . The sixth chapter is called “Pig and Pepper” . The tale plays with logic giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the nonsense genre. Some quotes:
“There's certainly too much pepper in that soup.”
“I didn't know cats could grin”
“If you're going to turn into a pig, my dear,.....I'll have nothing more to do with you.”
Library: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Abbreviated to "ÖNB" and formerly Hofbibliothek ,this library is , with 7.4 million items in its collections, the largest library in its country. It is in grand Baroque style and is around 80 metres long. It has a most impressive domed and marble interior, with giant bookcases and many frescoes and statues.
The collections consist of papyri, manuscripts, ancient and rare books, maps, globes, music, portraits, graphics, photographs, autographs and posters as well as works in and on Esperanto and other artificial languages.The library has a long history spanning many centuries.
Lounge: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ .This room, opened in 1861, has decor of gold, stuccos, marble, bronze, silk and velvet. It is rich in velvets, reds and gold furnishings. A huge chandelier dominates the room and there are numerous elegant chairs placed around tables with chaise lounges. The walls are covered with paintings and gold plated, carved wooden panels. It also features ornate painted ceilings. It has been a medieval fortress, the palace of the kings of France, and a museum for the last two centuries.
Dining room: _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . This dining room is also part of a museum. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II launched this vessel on 16 April 1953 and she was commissioned on 11 January 1954 . She has taken various dignitaries on 696 foreign visits and 272 visits in British waters. Charles and Diana, the Prince and Princess of Wales, took their honeymoon cruise aboard in 1981.She was decommissioned on 11 December 1997 and is moored as a museum.
