11+ English Mystery:

olen Sandwich
The Mystery of the St Answers

Clue 1:
Adjectives: Adverbs:
average boldly
clueless famously
silky quickly
energetic very
cool annually
funny cruelly
giddy lovingly
fresh greatly
sweet frankly
fancy soon
dizzy sometimes
cloudy fatally
drab dimly
lazily

There are 13 adjectives and 14 adverbs so the thief has blue eyes.

Clue 2:

pace (car) rock cahow ( ham ) moan

take (to) audio ideal ( is ) fizzles

hammad (admit) hit breaths ( their ) dirt

assist (assisting) king favour ( favourite ) bite

hijinks (hijack) backcomb filename ( filler ) alertly

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Clue 2:

Ham: Third letter of first word, second letter of first word, first letter of the second word

Is: First letter of the first word, last letter of the second word

Their: Fifth letter of the first word, sixth letter of the first word, third letter of the first word,
second letter of the second word, third letter of the second word

Favourite: All of the first word, last three letters of the second word

Filler: First three letters of the first word, second letter of the second word, third letter of the
second word, fourth letter of the second word

Ham is their favourite filler.

Clue 3:

1. Sam’s bag got wet on the way home from school. It’s now completely drenched.

2. One of the students’ singing performances had to be stopped because of an electrical

problem; it’s unlikely she’ll be able to continue.

3. The team’s performance was outstanding. The team captain’s speech at half-time had
really motivated everyone.

4. Stephanie’s writing wasn’t sensational; she claimed that it’s hard to think of ideas
on the spot.

5. The teacher’s tie was always perfectly coordinated with his socks.

There are eight errors, therefore the culprit is under the age of 40.

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Clue 4:

Metaphors Similes
It is a melting pot. The sky was as blue as the ocean.
The apple of my eye. He’s smart as a whip.
The snow is a white blanket. I feel like a fish out of water.
The tears were a river. His eyes are green like jade.
You are my sun. He feels as strong as an ox.
She was an angry rattlesnake. His voice sounded like warm honey.
Time is money. She was as cold as ice.
There is a garden in her face. His hair was a fiery red like fire.
He is a couch potato. I am as tall as a giraffe.
He is a night owl. Her smile was as bright as a ray of light.
She is full of beans.
He was a lion in the fight.
She is a workhorse.

There are more than 12 metaphors and less than 12 similes so the thief’s favourite shell
is a limpet.

Clue 5:
If MFQY = HALT then YMJ = THE (rule -5)

If ZMYR = BOAT then RFGCD = THIEF (rule +2)

If ULVN = RISK then KDV = HAS (rule -3)

If EHRG = FISH then EHUD = FIVE (rule +1)

If JGLE = KHMF then KDSSDQR = LETTERS (rule +1)

If MN = NO then HM = IN (rule +1)

If ORDI = TWIN then OCZDM = THEIR (rule +5)

If CHI = AFG then UWTPCOG = SURNAME (rule -2)

The thief is Julia Floor.

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