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Whodunit Clues #5 hints and answer, 5 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
A jousting weapon kept in balance. (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 “balance”.
💡 Hint 3
It starts with L.
🔓 Answer
LANCE
Why it works
LANCE is hiding in plain sight inside “balance”. “kept in” is the signal. The definition is “jousting weapon”.
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