Raddle #328MIT Mystery Hunt

From SHADOW to DIAMOND

Sun, January 18, 2026
SHADOW
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Clues, out of order

________ SHADOW, a type of makeup
________SHADOW, something to tie
Append a letter to SHADOW to get a demonym (word to describe people from a certain place)
Bug you might say SHADOW to
Classic actor ________ SHADOW
Fabric that’s an anagram of SHADOW
Homophone of "SHADOW" that you’d yell in frustration
Most popular SHADOW brew
Sport where you catch a SHADOW
The colored part of your SHADOW
Where SHADOW is played

About this Raddle

In 2025, Death and Mayhem brought us to MITropolis, where two of the town's most eligible bachelors were getting engaged. But the festivities turned sour when it was discovered that the Shadow Diamond had gone missing. We then had to solve a noir mystery involving a shady cast of characters. The coin was found by Cardinality, who wrote this year's hunt.

Theme: MIT Mystery Hunt

This weekend is the annual MIT Mystery Hunt, the largest puzzle hunt of the year. I'll be there participating with my team, Palindrome. Our team most recently won the hunt in 2021, and as a prize/punishment we were tasked with writing the following year's hunt. In honor of the event, here are some Raddles based on themes from recent years' hunts.