Good morning Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday!
This puzzle – titled “A Figure In Hiding” – is part 2 of my four-puzzle Detective Suite (the first one was “Elementary, My Dear Watson”). The topic of the suite is one of my favorites, fictional detectives. No intimate or complete knowledge is needed on any of these sleuths, but a visit with Mr. E… I mean Mr. G… might be required for corroboration.
This second puzzle is based on another of my favorites growing up (and continuing well into adulthood), The Hardy Boys.
Hardy boys? Having been introduced as 15-year old Joe and 16-year old Frank in 1927, these two centenarians are hardly boys! My test solvers fairly agree that this is a Week 3, so don’t lose heart if you don’t solve it right away; there’s always Nudge Wednesday. Please submit your solution by 10 PM on Saturday, and as has become the custom, I’ll post a couple snapshots of a leaderboard during the week.
Oh… and did I mention that this suite also has a mega-meta answer? Well, it does, so keep track of the puzzles as you solve them. And now, gather up Chet, Biff, Iola, Callie and the gang and fire up the jalopy… the game is afoot!