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Whodunit Clues #4 hints and answer, 4 November 2026
Hints go from gentle to obvious. Nothing is revealed until you tap it, so you can stop as soon as it clicks.
The puzzle
His pearl necklace conceals a pointed weapon. (5)
💡 Hint 1
Wordplay: a hidden word. The answer is sitting inside the clue, letters in a row, possibly across words.
💡 Hint 2
Look very closely at “His pearl”.
💡 Hint 3
It starts with S.
🔓 Answer
SPEAR
Why it works
SPEAR is hiding in plain sight inside “His pearl”. “conceals” is the signal. The definition is “pointed weapon”.
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