Sherlock Holmes activity box

Here you can find the answers to the puzzles given in the kit!!!

Puzzle Name: STAMPED WITH SUSPICION
Answer: Newspaper delivery boy was the culprit. It was Thursday and Newspaper was not delivered after Monday.

Puzzle Name: THE BLUE CLUE
Answer: Newspaper delivery boy was the culprit. It was Thursday and Newspaper was not delivered after Monday.

Puzzle Name: THE BLUE CLUE
Answer: The note says:
“ ?Blue. He broke your window.”
Replace ? with question mark. The sentence becomes: Question Mark Blue. He broke your window.”
So, Mark Blue broke the window.

Puzzle Name: MYSTERY ON BAKER STREET
Answer: The note say: “ ?Blue. He broke your window.”
Replace ? with question mark. The sentence becomes: Question Mark Blue. He broke your window.”
So, Mark Blue broke the window.
“7th of September, 4th of January, 6th August, 3rd of July, 2nd of February, 8th of November.”
Pick the alphabets at the position mentioned in the sentence:
7th of September : B
4th of January: U
6th of August: T
3rd of July: L
2nd of February: E
8th of November: R

So, the culprit is BUTLER i.e. Cole Black.

Puzzle Name: HAPPY WATSON
Answer: Sherlock rotated M upside down and so it becomes W.
When MON SAT where rearranged, with M upside down, it becomes WATSON. This was Sherlock’s way of expressing his love for WATSON.

Puzzle Name: asterisk MAGIC
Answer: A note scribbled hastily reads: “It makes things appear to be bigger.”
So, its MAGNIFYING GLASS. Replace asterisk with the alphabets.

Puzzle Name: Pigpen Code
Answer: LET THE GAME BEGIN

Puzzle Name: CREAMY INTENSIONS
Answer: Whipped cream contains the poison. her friend ate whipped cream but she herself did not.

Puzzle Name: Guilt or pride
Answer: Move the toothpick forming the vertical line of the letter T to the left, connecting it to the end of the horizontal line. Then, reposition the toothpick forming the letter I below the current arrangement. This transforms the letter T into the letter C, and the word becomes CHEF.

Puzzle Name: Eye spy
Answer:
1. Coconut tree cannot be present in desert.
2. Direction of the wind that is shown is a problem. Leaves of tree are moving in opposite direction to the smoke from chimney.
3. Polar bears are present on North pole and Penguins on South pole. So, they cannot be present together at the same place.
4. Water canal is present on one side but not on another side.