IAP Mystery Hunt

PURPOSE: To be the first to find the answer to this puzzle, by using the clues on this page.

THE ANSWER: Two words.

  1. The first word is shorter than the second

  2. The second word is longer than the first

  3. That's really all the help you need

HOW TO SOLVE: On this page are a dozen subclues. The answer to each subclue is to be copied into the appropriate space of the main clue. The main clue will then tell you what the answer to this puzzle is.

OTHER RULES: If this puzzle has not been solved by 10AM Monday Eastern Standard Time, more clues will be distributed.

MAIN CLUE:

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Subclue #1: Things you should think outside of

Subclue #2: Lengt * Widt

Subclue #3: What is the keyword of this Vigenere type polyalphabetic cipher?

THEMA SSACH USETT SINST ITUTE OFTEC HNOLO GYSEE MSTOH AVEBE ENDES IGNED FORTR EASUR EHUNT SITSM AINBU ILDIN GSCON STRUC TEDIN THEEA RLYPA RTOFT HISCE NTURY AREIN TERCO NNECT EDINA BEWIL DERIN GMAZE OFPAS SAGES SKYWA LKSAN DTUNN ELSHA LLSSU DDENL YSLOP EORCH ANGED IRECT IONOR STOPH INTIN GATSO MEARC HITEC TURAL COMPR OMISE NOWLO NGFOR GOTTE NHARS HLYLI TBASE MENTS LURKB ENEAT HWITH DINGY SUBBA SEMEN TSBEL OWTHE MEVEN THEDO ORSAR EPECU LIARS OMEAR EHALF SIZES OMELE ADNOW HERES OMEBE ARINS CRIPT IONSS UCHAS DEPAR TMENT OFALC HEMYO RSHEL OBSLA IR

Subclue #4:


10 J=5
20 K=8
30 N=2
40 IF (K>1) J=J+K
50 IF (N>1) N=K*N
60 IF (J>1) K=K/(SQRT(N)) - 1
70 IF (J>K) GO TO 150
80 IF (K<64) J=SQRT(LOG(SIN(K/J)))
90 IF (J>10) K=COS(J*N - 37.345N)

100 IF (N>5) N <<< (J :: K :- N)
110 IF (K<N) J = (K||N) >>> SQRT(K)
120 IF (J-N==N) MEMSHFT(J,K)
130 IF (K = 3) K=3
140 GO TO 40
150 TYPE J
160 TYPE K
170 TYPE N
180 END


Subclue #5. w,! turned over

Subclue #6. Vest : MA :: ______ : CA

Subclue #7. Complete the sequence: pennyfront nickelleft dimeright ______

Subclue #8. First name of either Apple Computer co-founder.

Subclue #9. Start by the door outside your team's headquarters. Walk as far left as you can. Look up and count the number of ceiling tiles. Go to the lowest number room in your building # - the number of ceiling tiles. In this room, there should be a potted plant with an envelope. Take the envelope and return to your team's headquarters. Call 1-800-555-8447. Realize that the last four digits of this phone number spell a word. This is the answer.

Subclue #10. "Bad ______ the world; and all will come to naught."

Subclue #11. Anagram of RECASTS

Subclue #12. If 15623 = Large house and 23456 = Keyboard instrument, 123456 = ______