This puzzle begins with 24 nonsensical sentences. Upon closer inspection, solvers will realize that each sentence is actually multiple crossword clues, interwoven together. Most are 2 clues long, some are 3, and one is 4 clues. All the clues are in order, so the sentences need only to be pulled apart correctly to see the proper clues.
As solvers work through the clues, they discover that each answer has the same number of letters as its clue has words. For instance, the 3-word “stack the deck” leads to the 3-letter RIG. After all the clues of a sentence have been solved, teams must then reweave the letters of their answers in the same order that they originally appeared (The book Crewel is about a girl who can reweave reality, and crewel is also a type of embroidery using wool.). Doing so reveals that each sentence is in fact a world capital, minus one letter. As an example:
Dance young style originally strapping from Brazil boy
Breaks down into:
Dance style originally from Brazil: SAMBA
Young strapping boy: LAD
Which reweaves into SLAMABAD, which is one I away from the capital of Pakistan, ISLAMABAD.
Taking the missing letters, in order, spells out the instruction INTERWEAVE GOLF SOUK PESTLE. Applying the same logic to the words GOLF SOUK PESTLE, teams discover the correct answer, GOSPEL OF ST LUKE.
A full solution for each clue is included below.
Clue sentence | Clue A | Answer A | Clue B | Answer B | Clue C | Answer C | Clue D | Answer D | Capital | Extracted letter |
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Dance young style originally strapping from Brazil boy | Dance style originally from Brazil | SAMBA | Young strapping boy | LAD | ISLAMABAD | I | ||||
Measure who weekly of muse pressure Ora | Measure of pressure | PSI | Who Weekly muse Ora | RITA | PRISTINA | N | ||||
Actually give sib a of damn bro | Actually give a damn | CARE | Sib of bro | SIS | CASTRIES | T | ||||
PBS chef eleven string Martin instrument | PBS chef Martin | YAN | Eleven string instrument | OUD | YAOUNDE | E | ||||
Moisten a viewer turkey of while the future cooking | Moisten a turkey while cooking | BASTE | Viewer of the future | SEER | BASSETERRE | R | ||||
Take stack the to deck a chance put on | Take a chance | BET | Stack the deck | RIG | To put on | DON | BRIDGETOWN | W | ||
Heads bruin great belch of of bobby government twelfth night | Heads of government | PMS | Bruins great Bobby | ORR | Belch of "Twelfth Night" | TOBY | PORT MORESBY | E | ||
Puzzle game org set rule of over pencil all is to you spies paper you see | Puzzle game "is you" | BABA | Org of spies | NSA | Set pencil in paper | DREW | Rule over all you see | REIGN | BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN | A |
Cows say Nancy game Drew's without boyfriend winner this | Cows say this | MOO | Nancy Drew's boyfriend | NED | Game without winner | TIE | MONTEVIDEO | V | ||
Latin word erotica which author means Anaïs lives | Latin word which means lives | VITAE | Erotica author Anaïs | NIN | VIENTIANE | E | ||||
Madman grabbed of the Pequod a chair | Madman of the Pequod | AHAB | Grabbed a chair | SAT | ASHGABAT | G | ||||
Beast of Frank's belonging Hollywood Boulevard restaurant partner to burden us | Beast of burden | YAK | Frank's Hollywood Boulevard restaurant partner | MUSSO | Belonging to us | OUR | YAMOUSSOUKRO | O | ||
Tiffany green type Haddish voices of economy her government org | Tiffany Haddish voices her | TUCA | Green government org. | EPA | Type of economy | GIG | TEGUCIGALPA | L | ||
Dab at a sad music type no stain but in Neuss | Dab at a stain | BLOT | Sad music type | EMO | No but in Neuss | NEIN | BLOEMFONTEIN | F | ||
MIT Japanese head sea owned audio of urchin corn company | MIT owned audio company | BOSE | Japanese sea urchin | UNI | Head of corn | EAR | BUENOS AIRES | S | ||
2016 tiny kitchen pest blank arigato mister crooning animal film roboto | 2016 crooning animal film | SING | Tiny kitchen pest | ANT | "Blank arigato, mister roboto" | DOMO | SANTO DOMINGO | O | ||
Current Indian long deep prime minister open wound | Current Indian prime minister | MODI | Long deep open wound | GASH | MOGADISHU | U | ||||
Action pretty star creative works Tony | Action star Tony | JAA | Pretty creative works | ART | JAKARTA | K | ||||
Boston butt in ingredient commonly found in various energy Bourgogne drinks | Boston butt in Bourgogne | PORC | Ingredient commonly found in various energy drinks | TAURINE | PORT-AU-PRINCE | P | ||||
Nickname for some family of Canadian pirates wrestlers | Nickname for some pirates | BUCS | Family of Canadian wrestlers | HART | BUCHAREST | E | ||||
Alternate name Canadien for for short Arrakis | Alternate name for Arrakis | DUNE | Canadien for short | HAB | DUSHANBE | S | ||||
Brand sing of corn syrup without words | Brand of corn syrup | KARO | Sing without words | HUM | KHARTOUM | T | ||||
King Bertie's letters number following mus | King Bertie's number | VII | Letters following mus | NUS | VILNIUS | L | ||||
Mercutio's not fairy queen allow anymore | Mercutio's fairy queen | MAB | Not allow anymore | BAN | MBABANE | E |