June 2024 - Sushi

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Location

  1. All of the clues hint to two different words; one that is filled and one that is unfilled.
  2. The "filled" and "unfilled" words differ by a single letter.
  3. For example, the first answer is SIP/SHIP.
  4. All the unfilled onigiris are as follows:
    SIP
    PINT
    CURE
    BARD
    LUNCH
    TOLL
    WATER
    FAULTY
    FAST
    GARAGE
    RELY
    BAND
  5. All the filled onigiris are as follows:
    SHIP
    PAINT
    CURVE
    BEARD
    LAUNCH
    TROLL
    WAITER
    FACULTY
    FEAST
    GARBAGE
    RELAY
    FLIGHT
    BLAND
  6. Take the letters that you used to fill the onigiris to get the answer:
  7. HAVE A RICE BALL

Maki

  1. Note that the components must overlap. What could this mean?
  2. Why might "overlap to" be bolded, instead of just "overlap"?
  3. Every word has overlaps two with the next clue.
  4. The first word and the last words are WIFE and INITIALS
  5. WIFE
    FEALTY
    TYPE
    PETAL
    ALPHA
    HATE
    TELEPATH
    THOUGHTFUL
    ULTIMATE
    TENOR
    ORCHESTRA
    RAVEN
    ENGINE
    NERVE
    VERTEX
    EXAMPLE
    LEPRECHAUN
    UNITE
    TERRAPIN
    INITIALS
  6. Once the crossword is solved, take Katie's suggestion of splitting the roll down the middle!
  7. ROLL WITH IT

Sashimi

  1. All sides will add up to 10.
  2. There is only one possible piece that can fit with the "7" in the middle square (has 4 edges).
  3. There is only one possible piece that can fit with the "6" in the middle square (has 3 edges, missing bottom edge).
  4. Once all pieces are assembled, decode the pigpen.
  5. A RAW DEAL

Temaki

  1. We know that order 9 only ordered fish. What else do we know about order 9?
  2. We know that order 12 had yellowtail (last order). What else do we know about order 12?
  3. We know there are 5 tuna orders total and the only tuna order that wasn’t odd was 10.
  4. What evidence is there that #1 did not order tuna?
  5. What evidence is there that #11 did not order tuna?
  6. The four people in a row with shrimp are 5, 6, 7, and 8.
  7. Once you have all the directions, use semaphore to decode.
  8. WHAT A HANDFUL

Nigiri

  1. What adjectives could be used to describe all the different fingers on a hand?
  2. For example, the furthest finger to the left on the hand diagram is referred to as the "thumb"
  3. Find the answers to the clues using the wordsearch; where "finger" in the wordsearch corresponds to the adjectives used to describe the fingers.
  4. For example, the answers to 1. are "index (finger) card" and "wedding ring (finger)"
  5. The words used to describe each finger are as follows:
    THUMB
    INDEX
    MIDDLE
    RING
    LITTLE
  6. Each clue leads to two answers - the 1st clue is "index" and "middle", which corresponds to 2/3 on the diagram.
  7. Use the base 5 code provided to decrypt the clues into letters
  8. HIUTMSBTSWUOPT
  9. What do the leftover letters from the wordsearch tell you to do?
  10. IT'S TWO THUMBS UP

Meta

  1. Use the given equations to figure out which letters map to which numbers.
  2. Equation 2: If two 3-digit numbers add to a 4-digit number, there is one possible value for the first digit of the 4-digit number.
  3. A = 1
  4. Equation 1: Since we know A = 1, in equation 1, E+B must add to 11.
  5. Equation 1: With the carry-over from the previous hint, T + R + 1 = R.
  6. Equation 1: This means that T = 9.
  7. T = 9
    R = 8
    B = 7
    S = 6
    I = 5
    E = 4
    H = 3
    W = 2
    A = 1
    U = 0
  8. RAISE THE SUSHI BAR

Bonus: All You Can Eat Sushi

  1. For ease of communicating hints, please number the columns from 1-12, and the rows from A-H
  2. For all the given parts of the path, we know that the spaces immediately adjacent to them must contain a path (though we don't know where they lead)
  3. This means that C3/D2, B6/C7, G5/G7, F8/D8, A8/A10, and D11/E12 must contain paths.
  4. We know E12 must lead from E11 to the end, so that path can be filled.
  5. Since column 10 only has one path leading through it, we know there's no back and forth between row 10 and row 11.
  6. This means that the next step runs from E11 to A11.
  7. We now know that A1-2 and A8-11 are filled. This constitutes the six spaces needed for row A. What can we do from there?
  8. Using the same logic, look at columns 1 and 4. What can you deduce about the path in columns 2 and 3 from them?
  9. Since we know A7 does not have a path in it, all the rest of the spaces in column 7 must have a path.
  10. EFISHENT

Patreon Bonus: Conveyor Belt Sushi

  1. All these clues correspond to colorful phrases
  2. All the answers contain either "red", "yellow", "green", "blue", or "purple".
  3. Answers to clues (closest to furthest):
    YELLOW SUBMARINE (E)
    BLUE WHALE (E)
    YELLOWSTONE (T)
    GREEN SLEEVES (V)
    YELLOW LIGHT (L)
    RED PLANET (N)
    RED HERRING (E)
    BLUE COLLAR (A)
    GREENHOUSE (H)
    RED CARPET (P)
    BLUE PRINT (T)
    RED COAT (T)
    PURPLE HEART (R)
    RED WINE (E)
    YELLOW RIVER (E)
    GREEN TEA (A)
    PURPLE RAIN (N)
    RED BOOK (B)
    GREEN SCREEN (R)
    YELLOW JACKET (T)
  4. What did Katie say to do with each plate when you're done?
  5. Organize the letters by rainbow order, starting with RED and ending with PURPLE
  6. The plates that first come off of the conveyor belt are on the bottom
  7. BETTER PLATE THAN NEVER