Complete the grid and then work out how to derive from it the object which the buckle of your mother’s belt is shaped like.” “The clues are cryptic,” she explained, “but the crossword itself isn’t quite as straightforward as you might expect. Sure enough it contained a crossword grid and some clues. She slid a sheet of paper across the counter. If you want to know which belt your mother bought, Hercules, you’re going to need to solve my cryptic crossword.Īt the third item, Hercules did a double-take. If it doesn’t fit, it’s fine to bring it back. If it isn’t top-line, we’re just not interested. I am only ever interested in the top lines, see – everything else is ‘below the belt’!”Īdmete laughed at her joke more than was deserved and pointed to a sign mounted behind the till: Admete continued: “The finest quality novelty belts from the top designers of today. Everywhere he looked, Hercules could see buckles shaped like animals, sports logos, numbers, household appliances, celebrities, body parts, street signs, TV characters, foodstuffs, flowers. “Belts with novelty buckles!” exclaimed Admete, the owner, gesturing around her at walls which could barely be seen beyond the hundreds upon hundreds of belts on display, each with its own unique (often colourful) buckle. Hercules had never understood how these shops could possibly do enough business to make a profit, but they always seemed to, so there was a clearly a market in Athens for. The House of Hippolyta was one of those small boutique-type shops that often spring up in well-to-do parts of town, that could somehow afford to sell only a very narrow, specialist range of one specific type of product. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently.
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