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FTA: - Just two readers managed to solve the puzzle in the 1930s - three years ago […] Shandy Hall curator Patrick Wildgust embarked on a mission to solve it.
by Someone 5y ago
FTA:
- Just two readers managed to solve the puzzle in the 1930s
- three years ago […] Shandy Hall curator Patrick Wildgust embarked on a mission to solve it. Once he did
- John Finnemore […] was […] the only one to get the answer right.
⇒ at least the fourth time.
- irrational 5y agoI think the implication is the first two people worked together, so they only count as one time.
- caf 5y agoI thought the implication was that Wildgust had not solved the puzzle, but rather found the author's answer through research.
- Thorrez 5y ago>Wildgust confirmed that Finnemore’s solution was correct. He himself set out to solve Cain’s Jawbone first by typing out the entire novel, making a note of every literary reference he could find. This didn’t work. Then he searched libraries for copies of the book to see if any contained markings to help him. None did, but eventually he managed to find the answer. >“Tracking down the correct solution for Cain’s Jawbone was a risky venture, and one peppered with possible pitfalls,” said Wildgust. “I can say no more on the subject, but eventually I was satisfied we were in possession of the correct solution. Yes, I took this to mean he was looking for an answer key somewhere, and eventually found it.