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'''Crack the Clue III''' is a clue-seeker event available in-game since 23 September 2022. Like the previous two Crack the Clue events ([[Crack_the_Clue|I]], [[Crack_the_Clue_II|II]]), this too will stay in-game indefinitely.

Completion of Crack the Clue III will grant players pieces of the [[Robes of Ruin]] and the [[infinite money bag]]. For instructions on how to acquire them, [[Robes_of_Ruin#Obtaining_the_outfit|see here]].

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==Announcement==
Crack the Clue III was officially announced on 21 September 2022 via a tweet from ''Old School RuneScape''{{'}}s Twitter account, with a video narrated by Woox:

{{cquote2|
A long time ago, there was a person who went by the name of Mod Mat K,<br>
While working on the game, he had an idea one day.<br>

He wanted to create a treasure hunt harder than anyone knew,<br>
So he decided to create Crack the Clue I and II.<br>

The first one was released and ended in a success,<br>
It took longer to solve than anyone would guess.<br>

The second one went by a bit too quick,<br>
As players realised they could just use the brute force trick.<br>

But now, Jagex wants to create something even more difficult,<br>
So the search started to find someone else to consult.

Finally, they found the one after looking far across the sea,<br>
My name is Woox, and I'm the designer behind Crack the Clue III!|Woox narrating the announcement video{{CiteTwitter|author=Old School RuneScape|url=https://twitter.com/OldSchoolRS/status/1572589303456473088|quote=📜 Crack The Clue is back!

🔎 Created by the fantastic @WooxSolo, we're certain this will be the best yet!

📅 The (treasure) hunt begins at 12:00 BST on Friday 23rd September!}}}}

==Clues==
Unlike previous Crack the Clues ([[Crack_the_Clue|I]] & [[Crack_the_Clue_II|II]]), which were created by [[Mod Mat K]], Crack the Clue III was crafted by the player named ''Woox'', who is one of the most well known players in the community as one who extensively attempted to crack Mat K's clues.

On [[Update:Crack The Clue 3|23 September 2022]], four initial clues were released simultaneously.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200" style="text-align:left">
Crack the Clue III - clue 1.png|Clue #1.
Crack the Clue III - clue 2.png|Clue #2.
Crack the Clue III - clue 3.png|Clue #3.
Crack the Clue III - clue 4.png|Clue #4.
</gallery>

Additional hints were given in a [[Update:Wilderness Boss Rework|game update]] on 25 January 2023, and more were given every week afterward.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:600px"
!Date
!Hint
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Update:Wilderness Boss Rework|25 January 2023]]
|<poem>Emotes in order with an X between the gap.
Pretty hard to find if not marked on the map.
Bring your spade and get ready to descend.
Perform the emotes and then dig at the end.</poem>
|-
|<poem>Dots small as ants and into the background they blend.
Perhaps skip them as you won't need them until the end.
They contain enough information for progress to be made,
but it will certainly be tough without more aid.</poem>
|-
|[[Update:Wilderness Boss Rework Tweaks & More|2 February 2023]]
|<poem>Two messages have been hidden within the lore.
Find the first one and then one more.
More messages are hidden elsewhere to find,
so make sure you don't leave the 18 by 20 behind.
It also has a hidden message of its own,
but you won't find it before the others are known.</poem>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Update:Poll 78 Updates & More|8 February 2023]]
|<poem>---X++++-, ---X-++ and ---X+++- is how it will begin,
with relevance to the location the clue was found in.
Something invisible is what you are looking for.
Start at R and you will soon find some tin ore.
More will follow and four slices will have no intent.
You will notice your two minutes were well spent.</poem>
|-
|<poem>The directions are important but you will need more,
as there are eight directions rather than four.
Find the rest of them and then come back.
Those will get you back on the right track.</poem>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Update:More Poll 78 Changes!|15 February 2023]]
|<poem>Empty lines where diagonals have been left out.
You will have to find them in the correct route.
A step in each direction will lead to a breakthrough.
It will perfectly fit in a grid familiar to you.
What remains after that is easy to guess,
but no crate will be needed to progress.</poem>
|-
|<poem>Information seems to be missing it appears.
Guessing it would take half a million years.
However the numbers can be solved on their own,
and it wouldn't help much if the rest was shown.
That being said you may still get involved,
but you won't finish until the questions are resolved.</poem>
|-
|[[Update:10th Birthday Event|22 February 2023]]
|<poem>15 of them between level 33 and 40.
They await your action so it's time to get sporty.
One of them has a different colour from the rest,
and in the center lies the clue to continue your quest.</poem>
|-
|[[Update:Theatre of Blood: Entry Mode Improvements|1 March 2023]]
|<poem>Usually too many but sometimes too few.
One is perfect and one is empty too
A second match lies in the story of the past,
but in a different direction than the last.</poem>
|-
|[[Update:Even More Poll 78 Changes|9 March 2023]]
|<poem>Two moves will be enough to get to the next one,
but moving twice to the same one can't be done.
You may be ignored but don't be afraid to greet.
A response will be given as soon as you are complete.</poem>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Update:The Last of Poll 78|15 March 2023]]
|<poem>Invisible to some but obstructive to others.
You might not see the same thing as your brothers.
The ending of one marks the beginning of the next.
Together they will transform into some hidden text.</poem>
|-
|<poem>A wall of numbers sounds like a lot.
It may seem like it's enough but it's not.
This is one part and there are three more.
To fully complete, you will need all four.</poem>
|- <!-- The Mod Goblin saga begins here. Due to url guessing by CtC3 Discord folks, this hint was discovered ~7hrs before newspost launch, upsetting Woox. -->
|[[Update:Quest Speedrunning's Final Batch|22 March 2023]] 
|<poem>The ghost gives you the information you need,
but without the right equipment you won't proceed.
Once you know what to do you shall go about four laps,
but the correct path won't be found on any maps.</poem>
|- <!-- Because of this, Woox asked Mod Goblin to make the url name harder to guess, and he was eager to do so lest he "risk Woox's ire again". The next hint had the url name "CTCScrollCanYouPleaseStopGuessingTheURLAndRuiningYourOwnFunIAmLiterallyBeggingYouBecauseIKeepForgettingToChangeTheNameBeforeUploadingThanksHopeYouAreWell.png" -->
|[[Update:Bounty Hunter Rewards Beta & More|29 March 2023]]
|<poem>Cleverly hidden with misalignment by design,
between the sides of a zig-zagging line.
The solution lies in a not-so-hidden place,
but the designer has made it difficult to trace.</poem>
|- <!-- The next hint had the url name "CTCNotSoSmartAnyMoreAndTheLinksAreOnlyGoingToGetWorseButAlsoKeepGoingYouAreDoingGreatTeam.png" -->
|[[Update:Easter 2023|5 April 2023]]
|<poem>You may have been waiting for another instruction,
but the next one will have to be found by deduction.
I have hidden a riddle somewhere for you to find.
All I will tell you is leave no letter behind.
- M.O.M.</poem>
|- <!-- Mod Sarnie was in charge for the next newspost, and Mod Goblin had asked him to follow Woox's will. Thus, Sarnie obliged, and the next hint had the url name "WHYHAVEYOUSTARTEDTHISTRENDNOWITISUPTOMETOFOLLOWTHEADVICEOFTHELORDANDSAVIOURWOOXANDOURRESIDENTMODGOBLINLOVEYOUGUYSPLEASEKEEPROCKING.png" -->
|[[Update:Desert Treasure II Rewards Beta|12 April 2023]]
|<poem>A setup will need to be completed before you begin.
After that the solution will be contained within.
While the information on the clue may guide you,
the solution could be found without it too.</poem>
|- <!-- Mod Sarnie continues to follow Woox's will, and the next hint had the url name "WILLTHISEVERENDANOUROBOROSOFWITTYCLUESANDTREASUREHUNTINGFUNTHATTESTSYOURKNOWLEDGEANDPUZZLESOLVINGSKILLS-IHOPENOT.png" -->
|[[Update:Makeover Improvements|18 April 2023]]
|<poem>Between the entrance and the exit lies the path you seek.
Split up into four but skip the one that is unique.
Towards the east you will see the path extend.
Spin at the bump, jump at the gap and dig at the end.</poem>
|- <!-- After two weeks without a hint due to the Game Jam, Mod Sarnie returns with a crazed url name "HAVEYOUEVERHADADREAMTHATYOUUMYOUHADYOURYOU-YOUCOULDYOULLDOYOU-YOUWANTSYOUYOUCOULDDOSOYOU-YOULLDOYOUCOULD-YOUYOUWANTYOUWANTTHEMTODOYOUSOMUCHYOUCOULDDOANYTHING.png" -->
|[[Update:Points-Based Combat Achievements|3 May 2023]]
|<poem>After the setup two AUKAHAS can be found at the start,
with the solution split up with some distance apart.
Between what is given lies the solution in the middle,
somewhere within twice as many rows as this riddle.</poem>
|- <!-- Mod Sarnie continues to follow Woox's will, and the next hint had the url name "TOTHEPERSONWHOPKDMEANDMYWIFEATTHEIRONBARSPAWNCONGRATULATIONS-CONGRATULATIONSFORRUININGOURRETURNTOTHEGAME.png" -->
|[[Update:Ground Item Indicators, Loot Tracking & More|10 May 2023]]
|<poem>Yellow, red, blue, blue, brown, green, tan and white.
Together they will bring the solution within sight.
Have you seen a beige colour in a rectangular shape?
Welcome to Old School RuneScape.</poem>
|- <!-- Mod Goblin forgets to have Mod Light include the hint in the newspost, hence the url name "SorryThisOneIsALittleLateWeWereJustTryingToKeepYouOnYourToesAndItDefinitelyWasNotAnOversight.png" -->
|[[Update:Tithe Farm Updates & More Poll 79!|17 May 2023]]
|<poem>The items you seek can be found on the way back,
but only if you choose the correct track.
If you don't know which way is correct,
dwarf and feather is something you can try to connect.</poem>
|- <!-- Fun, mysterious url name left out "CTCScrollButBountyHunterReleasesTodaySoIDidNotHaveTimeForAMysteriousURL.png" -->
|[[Update:Bounty Hunter is Back!|24 May 2023]]
|<poem>From the port, stronghold an Wilderness.
Toward the X as you would probably guess.
92 dots will reveal the missing information,
Which in turn guides the numbers summation.</poem>
|- <!-- Some Mod Sarnie LORE? "YOUREJUSTLUCKYIDECIDETOUSEMYBRAINSONTHISGAME-TOHELPOUTPLAYERS-INSTEADOFUSINGITFORAHIGHLY-VALUEDCAREER-THATIVEBEENOFFEREDBEFORE.png" -->
|[[Update:Bounty Hunter Changes & Forestry Beta|1 June 2023]]
|[[File:Bounty Hunter Changes & Forestry Beta (7).png|center|thumb|Text-less hint; dots scattered throughout.]]
|- <!-- The longest one yet "QUITRUNESCAPE8MONTHSAGO-BOUGHTANEWCARIHAVEANAMAZINGNEWGIRLFRIENDIMAKEALOADOFMONEYANDIMBUYINGAHOUSETHISSPRING-IPARTYEVERYWEEKENDIMNEVERHOME-IMENJOYINGLIFE-DOYOURSELVESAFAVOUR.png.png" -->
|[[Update:Pride Event 2023|7 June 2023]]
|<poem>From the perspective that will be seen,
the ones you seek will appear on the screen.
In a cycle you will notice it going around.
When half are reversed all the items shall be found.</poem>
|- <!-- Mod Goblin laments the imminent end of CTC3, writing "LooksLikeYouLotAreGettingPrettyCloseToFiguringThisOneOutAndImGoingToMissUsingTheseOverlyLongURLsToChatWithYouSoMakeSureToBeKindToEachOtherAndLookAfterYourselves.png"-->
|[[Update:Ruinous Powers Beta v2|14 June 2023]]
|<poem>Use the first and then the last with a small change.
All should be skipped as well as the last range.
When comparing each one separated by a space,
You will find two centers with one for each case.</poem>
|- <!-- Mod Sarnie appears to have gone mad, writing "DOITJUSTDOIT-DONTLETYOURDREAMSBEMEMES.YESTERDAYYOUSAIDTOMORROW-SOJUST-DOIT-MAKE-YOURDREAMS-COMETRUE-JUSTDOIT-NOTHINGISIMPOSSIBLE-IFYOURETIREDOFSTARTINGOVER-STOP-GIVING-UP.png"-->
|[[Update:More Poll 79 Changes|21 June 2023]]
|<poem>When the distance is always divisible by two,
you can suspect that you have found a clue.
By comparing the jumbled letters and the riddle,
you will find the solution right in the middle.</poem>
|}

==Cracking the Clue==
Woox announced on the Crack the Clue Discord on 17 January 2023 that there are a total of 24 steps in Crack the Clue III.

Woox has given an indication, with an announcement on 26 October 2022, stating:

''"I've decided to let you know what time estimates I initially anticipated, and what the difficulty has been balanced around:''
* ''First step completion: Almost instantly.''
* ''Second step completion: 2-6 hours.''
* ''After first 24 hours: 2-3 steps completed.''
* ''After first 7 days: 5-7 steps completed.''
* ''After first 30 days: 10-14 steps completed.''
* ''Estimates beyond the first 30 days were more tricky, but full completion was anticipated after ~1 year."''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Clue Routes
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! Letters Route 1 !! Letters Route 2 !! Trees Route 1 !! Emotes Route 1!! Final Clues 
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| [[#Step 1 (Mysterious Old Man)|STEP 1]]|| [[#Step 1 (Sir Vyvin)|STEP 1]]|| [[#Step 1 (Information clerk)|STEP 1]]|| [[#Step 1 (Emotes)|STEP 1]]||[[#Step 1 (Final Four)|STEP 1]]
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| [[#Step 2 (Match-Catch)|STEP 2]]||  [[#Step 2 (Missing Letters)|STEP 2]]|| [[#Step 2 (Osman-Clue)|STEP 2]]|| [[#Step 2 (Letter-Box)|STEP 2]]||[[Crack the Clue III#Final%20Step%20(Unreachable%20Wealth)|STEP 2]]
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|  [[#Step 3 (Match-Catch)|STEP 3]]||  [[#Step 3 (Plus-Minus)|STEP 3]]|| [[#Step 3 (Magic-Numbers)|STEP 3]]||  [[#Step 3 ('M.O.M.-bers')|STEP 3]] ||
|-
|[[#Step 4 (Directions)|STEP 4]]
|[[#Step 4 (Diagonal-Directions-Emotes)|STEP 4]]
|[[#Step 4 (Scimitar-Shift)|STEP 4]]
|[[#Step 4 (Cleverly Designed)|STEP 4]]
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|[[#Step 5 (Start-South-Numbers)|STEP 5]]
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|[[#Step 5 (Numbers + Question-Mark-Emotes|STEP 5]]
|[[#Step 5 (Dead End)|STEP 5]]
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|[[#Step 6 (Hooded Ghost)|STEP 6]]
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|[[#Step 7 (Match-Catch)|STEP 7]]
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|[[#Step 8 (Ancient-Summon)|STEP 8]]
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===Order Completed In===
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==Letters Route 1==
===Step 1 (Mysterious Old Man)===
{{Needed|[[vial]], [[wool]], [[mithril bar]]}}
{{Map|name=Mysterious Old Man|3050,3355|r=4|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of the Mysterious Old Man's house.}}
Combining the initial four clues (by reading the letters on them from top to bottom) will lead the player to the [[Mysterious Old Man]]'s house in eastern [[Falador]], where he is found upstairs. Players must speak to him whilst only having the required items in their inventory.

====Result (Match-Catch)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
Between the two you will find a match.
Easy, you think, but there is a catch...

YPWAIETOAENRMHMGEN MIVWDMKDTCBANGBFKW
NQLLWQMIRLVFSDROTN VKIIAAKIRLHADHESVG
LINVADMCURYBOFEUAI DRULRHTDEESEBREPYE
VRBOOHHSDEWEAANANN EERATOLITEJEPEPZFN
ANHIITBICPATELTTMH FEKETCHPMSNAFEWNQM
SFTOAINWLXARKLANFE NEWEDSANENTEGQLHUA
OENIRSRONOFKGVEKAR TLBGONGUWHILPAFNAS
EHERESSOVEMDGJTCWS RDMCORRODAPJNLSAWY
TASEWNHEVGRANOKNOT SHTOELHTICUTMLHOIO
HRFRONLRATTATTIQAT ANEUOASGNHSFALEHND
</pre>
{{clear}}

===Step 2 (Match-Catch)===
{{Needed|[[banana]], [[tin ore]], [[wool]], [[tiara]], [[steel set (lg)]], [[onion]], [[ashes]]}}
{{Map|name=Ned|x=3099|y=3259|r=4|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of Ned}}
By overlaying all the alphabetical characters from the [[book of folklore]] (without spaces) on top of [[#Result (Match-Catch)|Match-Catch]] in a 20 x 18 grid, players will find that the matching characters from both spell out <code>BANANATINOREWOOLTIARASTEELSETLGONIONASHESNED</code>, leading to [[Ned]] in [[Draynor Village]].

====Result (Directions-NESW)====
If the correct conditions are met, he will tell the player:{{Quote|Good work! I have new information to share with you. Listen carefully, now!

A place 65 steps forward and 17 to the right needs an inspection.

The weather vane up high will guide you in the right direction.

Under the ground lies the next clue you seek.

Getting it out requires a little technique.}}

After Ned's instructions, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
13 N 2 N 16 E 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 W 1 W 9 S 0
1 N 1 N 1 E 1 N 1 N 1 N 3 N 1 E 1 E 1 E 0
1 W 1 S 0
1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 0
0
1 E 1 E 0
3 N 4 E 0
1 S 3 W 1 W 1 S 1 S 1 W 1 W 1 W 1 W 1 W 2 N 1 W 10 W 0
0
1 S 3 W 1 W 3 W 5 W 1 N 3 W 1 W 2 N 2 N 3 N 5 E 6 S 0
1 E 1 S 2 S 0
2 E 3 S 2 E 0
1 N 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 N 4 N 3 N 1 E 5 S 2 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 1 S 0
</pre>
{{UIMnote|As Ultimate Ironmen cannot create [[item set]]s, they are currently unable to complete this step.}}
{{clear}}

===Step 3 (Match-Catch)===
{{Needed|[[thread]], [[tiara]], [[iron arrow]], [[ornate legs]], [[trout]]}}
{{Map|name=Camarst|x=3152|y=3644|r=4|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of Camarst}}
By putting the text from the [[book of folklore]] as is (without any modifications), transposing the text from the [[#Result (Match-Catch)|Match-Catch]] clue and then overlaying the result, players noticed common letters that could be used to form words that corresponded to various F2P items and an NPC. By following the process above, the string <code>THREADTIARAIRONARROWORNATELEGSTROUTCAMARST</code> can be seen, leading to [[Camarst]] in [[Ferox Enclave]].

====Result (Directions-2)====
If the correct conditions are met, he will tell the player:{{Quote|South of the forest lies a dark hole of great danger.

To the northeast, a man in a red shirt - no stranger!

If you find him, he may be able to give you a clue.

But the man himself will not know how to help you.}}

After Camarst's instructions, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
2 NW 5 NE 2 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SW 1 SW 1 SW
1 SE 2 NE 1 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 NE
1 NE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SW 4 SW 3 SW 1 SE
1 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 SE 2 NE 2 SE 11 NE
1 NW 1 NE 4 SE 1 SW 1 SW 1 SW 10 SW 2 SE
1 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW
1 SW 1 SE 1 SW 1 SW 1 SW 2 NW 2 NW 1 NW
2 NW 1 NW 3 NW 1 NW 1 NW 2 NE 1 SE 1 SE
2 NE 3 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 NE 1 SE 1 SE 1 NE
1 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 NW 3 NW 1 NW 3 NW 1 NE
4 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 NE
</pre>

===Step 4 (Directions)===
{{Needed|[[spade]], [[staff]], [[limpwurt root]], [[chef's hat]], [[chisel]]}}
{{Map|name=Dig Location|x=3219|y=3222|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=Dig location near Lumbridge Castle.}}
Players were able to combine both the [[#Result (Directions-NESW)|Directions-NESW]] and [[#Result (Directions-2)|Directions-2]] clues by interweaving the directions written, which resulted in an image containing the combined outline of the 5 items required for the next step ([[Limpwurt root]], [[Staff]], [[Chef's hat]], [[Chisel]] and a [[Spade]]).

The dialogues of both [[Ned]] and [[Camarst]] when given the lore clues directed to a specific tile in [[Lumbridge]] castle next to where [[Hans]] pauses his routine.

====Result (Start-South-Numbers)====
If the correct conditions are met, digging at the aforementioned spot will open an interface will showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
Start south. End west. 

10 11 22 5 5 17 22 21 14 22 11 10 3 14 22 10 3
4 4 22 17 10 16 3 4 21 16 17 16 10 17 22 5 10

-1 +11 +20 +6 +13 -3 +7 -4 +21 +16 +8 -3 +15 -2 -5 +4
-7 +5 +7 +11 +3 -2 +12 +17 +7 +3 +17 -3 +11 +7 +6 +21
+2 +13 +11 -5 +14 +3 +1 +13 +1 +20 +8 +10 +6 -6 +14 
+3 +11 +2 +6 +16 +8 -3 -7 +15 -1 +2 +10 -4 +12 +12
+11 +17 +18 +2 -4 +15 +2 +5 +22 -3 +5 +1 +15 +11 -7
+2 -9 +2 +17 +17 -3 +2 +5 +14 +17 +5 -2 +11 +6 +14
</pre>

===Step 5 (Start-South-Numbers)===
{{Needed|[[body tiara]], [[diamond amulet]], [[bronze platebody]], [[ornate legs]], [[leather boots]]}}
The first part of the clue, <code>Start south. End west.</code>, refers to the [[Draynor Sewers]], which have a southern and western exit. The set of 34 numbers in the second part of the clue refers to the 34 [[large sewer pipe]]s in the sewers. When roofs are enabled in the game [[settings]], additional sets of sewer pipes become visible above the player; the amount of total tiles one of these pipes take up match the given numbers in the second part of the clue.

By placing the shape of each pipe in the order given in the second part of the clue, there would be a total of 92 segments of the entire pipe lined up (the same amount of numbers in the third part of the clue). Count the amount of tiles used, and then counting again once the pipe turns would result in the following set of numbers:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
6, 6, 1, 3, 3, 5, 8, 8, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 3, 9, 5, 8, 8, 8, 3,
1, 3, 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8, 5, 3, 3, 1, 6, 6, 2, 1, 2,
3, 5, 7, 8, 8, 7, 6, 2, 1, 3, 1, 3, 4, 8, 8, 5, 9, 3, 8, 6,
3, 3, 9, 2, 1, 3, 5, 3, 1, 3, 1, 4, 13, 3, 3, 4, 9, 3, 11, 3,
3, 6, 8, 3, 9, 5, 8, 8, 4, 4, 6, 5
</pre>
{{Map|name=Wardrobe|x=3099|y=3373|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=The location of the "wardrobe between symbols".}}
Performing basic arithmetic with the third part of the clue would result in a new set of values, ex. <code>5, 17, 21, 9, 16, 2, 15, 4</code>, etc. Doing this for all 92 numbers, and converting them to their corresponding letter in the alphabet (A=1, B=2, etc) results in the following:
<code>EQUIPBODYTIARADIAMONDAMULETBRONZEPLATEBODYORNATELEGSLEATHERBOOTSSEARCHWARDROBEBETWEENSYMBOLS</code>

The resulting string instructs the player to wear the required items and search a wardrobe between symbols, referring to the wardrobe found in the north-west corner of [[Draynor Manor]], which is between two [[magical symbol]]s.

====Result (Hooded Ghost)====
Unlike most of the other clues, players do not need to solely bring the required items to correctly discover the clue; wearing the correct set of items is sufficient.

Searching the wardrobe with the items equipped will result in a ghost speaking to the player, and receiving the [[hood of ruin]]:

<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">Wooooo woooooo wooooooooo woooooooo woooooo
wooooooooo woooooo wooooo woooo wooooooooo woooooo
wooooo wooo wooooooo woooooo wooooooo wooooo wooo
woooo woooooooo

wooo wooooooooo woooooo woooooooo woooooo wooooooo
woooooooo woooooooo wooo wooo woooooo woooooo
wooooooo wooooooo wooo wooooooooo woooooooo
wooooooo wooooo.
</pre>

===Step 6 (Hooded Ghost)===
{{Needed|[[Tile]], [[beer]], [[trout]], [[pot]], [[sardine]], [[potato]], [[tiara]]}}
{{Map|name=Betty|x=3014|y=3259|mtype=square|r=4|align=right|caption=The location of Betty at Port Sarim.}}
Players must count the amount of o's in each "woo" of the ghost's message, and also utilise the previous solution to [[#Step 5 (Start-South-Numbers)|Start-South-Numbers]], <code>BODYTIARADIAMONDAMULETBRONZEPLATEBODYORNATELEGSLEATHERBOOTS</code>.

The solution is acquired by counting the number of o's per word and selecting the letter at that position in a cumulative manner. For example, the first "woo" in the ghost's message contains five o's, so the first letter of the solution would be the fifth letter of the previous solution, "T".  The next "woo" contains six o's, resulting in the letter "I".  Continuing this until all the o's have been used will result in the string <code>TILEBEERTROUTPOTSARDINEPOTATOTIARABETTY</code>, leading to [[Betty]] in [[Port Sarim]].

====Result (Final 1/4)====
If the correct conditions are met, the player will receive one of the four final clues, as well as being given the [[robe bottom of ruin]]:

<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
1/4
Once you have found the correct rotation.
16, 12, 39, 32, 1, 5, 50, 18, 9, 5, 27, 1, 23, 4,
44, 29, 3, 31, 1, 7, 4, 24, 1, 13, 7, 35, 16, 7,
1, 8, 5, 7, 8, 3, 2, 12, 4, 46, 3, 6, 3, 1, 45,
2, 2, 69, 5, 8, 38, 20, 3, 62, 2, 13, 14, 68, 3
</pre>

===Step 7 (Match-Catch)===
{{Needed|[[Beer]], [[banana]]}}
{{Map|name=Log|x=3116|y=3742|mtype=square|r=3|align=right|caption=The location between a hollow log and fallen tree.}}
After the previous steps had been completed, the Match-Catch clue was left with only certain letters remaining: 
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:left;">
WTANRMMGENNDTNLADUYEVBOHHWEANANITBIELTSA
LANENSOEKEHESOEDEWHERANORFRNRTATTMIWDDCG
AIDERULHDEEBREEERTIEEENECPANNWSANENHUATL
BGUWAFNASMRDALSWYHTOELTITMLOIOANUGSAN
</pre>

Starting at the first character W, players wrote down and converted the letter to its A1Z26 value, which in this case is 23. Moving 23 letters along the line of unused characters results in the next character H, which has an A1Z26 value of 8. The first word <code>WHILST</code> can be made with this process.

Once reaching the end of the line, wrap back around to the start and don't count the letters that were already used. Completing this process yields the riddle:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
Whilst being somewhere deep within ancient land 
between fallen tree and hollow log you must stand 
first eat a banana and drink a regular beer 
then dance yawn shrug and wave to summon me there.
</pre>

This leads the player to level 28 Wilderness just west of the [[Ruins (east)|Eastern Ruins]].

====Result (Ancient-Summon)====
Once the player has followed the instructions above, the [[Mysterious Old Man]] will appear and begin walking a certain path and doing emotes on certain tiles. Once at the end, he will tell the player not to forget their spade, after which he disappears.
The path taken by the Mysterious Old Man:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
4E 3N 4E 18N 5E Spin 
3E 4N Jump for Joy 
3N 4W 4N 2W Dig
</pre>

===Step 8 (Ancient-Summon)===
{{Needed|[[Spade]]}}
{{Map:Crack the Clue III - Cloak of ruin solution}}
Players then noticed that the distances the Mysterious Old Man walked in his path matched the straight section lengths in the Wilderness ditch. It was also noted that the directions he turned interacted with the changing "heights" of the ditch.

The 18 April hint stated, "''Towards the east you will see the path extend''", which was referring to extending the Mysterious Old Man's path in the Wilderness. By parsing the entire Wilderness ditch in the same format, then applying it as an extension to the Mysterious Old Man's path (including "spin[ning] at the bump" and "jump[ing] at the gap"), a full path was revealed across the Wilderness.

The [[cloak of ruin]] can be obtained by performing a series of emotes in order, while standing in the highlighted areas between the [[Bandit Camp mine]] and the [[Ruins (east)|Eastern Ruins]], then digging in the final spot near the entrance to the [[Wilderness God Wars Dungeon]].

The steps to be performed in order are:
#{{ilink|Spin|pic=Spin emote icon}}
#{{ilink|Jump for Joy|pic=Jump for Joy emote icon}}
#{{ilink|Spin|pic=Spin emote icon}}
#{{ilink|Jump for Joy|pic=Jump for Joy emote icon}}
#{{plinkp|Spade}} Dig

Players using the third party [[RuneLite]] client may highlight the tiles in question using the Ground Markers plugin, through the following steps:
#Expand the table below
#Copy the import string to the system clipboard
#Right-click the [[Minimap#World map|world map orb]] beneath the in-game minimap
#Select the "Import Ground Markers" option
#Confirm the transfer in the chatbox {{Chat option|1Yes}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|Ground Markers import string
|-
|<nowiki>
[
    {
        "regionId": 12346,
        "regionX": 54,
        "regionY": 49,
        "z": 0,
        "color": "#FF75CAC8",
        "label": "1. Spin"
    },
    {
        "regionId": 12346,
        "regionX": 57,
        "regionY": 53,
        "z": 0,
        "color": "#FF75CAC8",
        "label": "2. Jump for Joy"
    },
    {
        "regionId": 12347,
        "regionX": 44,
        "regionY": 12,
        "z": 0,
        "color": "#FF75CAC8",
        "label": "3. Spin"
    },
    {
        "regionId": 12347,
        "regionX": 32,
        "regionY": 22,
        "z": 0,
        "color": "#FF75CAC8",
        "label": "4. Jump for Joy"
    },
    {
        "regionId": 12090,
        "regionX": 15,
        "regionY": 34,
        "z": 0,
        "color": "#FF75CAC8",
        "label": "5. Dig"
    }
]


</nowiki>
|}
{{clear}}

====Result (Final 3/4)====
If the correct conditions are met, the player will receive one of the four final clues, as well as being given the [[cloak of ruin]]:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
3/4

Look west to find what you are looking for.

14, 23, 2, 94, 12, 13, 15, 2, 10, 4, 4, 1, 28, 42, 6, 29, 1,
11, 13, 20, 29, 29, 1, 19, 11, 20, 2, 29, 42, 6, 2, 10, 15,
1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 3, 7, 35, 8, 28, 13, 37, 18, 5, 7, 8, 13, 5,
6, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4, 21, 8, 10, 11, 18, 47, 14, 11, 6, 6, 26, 6
</pre>

==Letters Route 2==
===Step 1 (Sir Vyvin)===
{{Needed|x7 [[willow shortbow]], x3 [[tiara mould]]}}
{{Map|name=Sir Vyvin|x=2984|y=3339|plane=2|r=5|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of Sir Vyvin}}
By first overlaying the first and the second original clues, then sorting the letters based on their horizontal position; doing the same for the third and fourth original clues, but flipping the resulting string along both the vertical and the horizontal axes; and finally combing the two resulting sequences, the player will be lead to [[Sir Vyvin]] on the {{FloorNumber|uk=2}} of the [[White Knights' Castle]]. Players must speak to him while only having the required items in their inventory.

====Result (Missing Letters)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
CW___F____________M___A__
_H_R___I___T__O_________S
PS_IAOT_____N___F_CR__U__
____A______RT_IFO_EM___ND
D____CAE_____N_S_O_PTM__I
IH_KY____NAG__E__O_RT__CU
A_IE____MN__K_GR___F_TH__
_R___________TE_NI_____GA
____I_F__H_____G__N__T___
__S_I_C____T__G____E___N_
_E_______CG___D__________
</pre>

===Step 2 (Missing Letters)===
{{Needed|x3 [[kebab]], x2 [[red bead]], x1 [[needle]], x1 [[spade]], x1 [[pike]], x1 [[sapphire]], x1 [[big bones]], x1 [[cake tin]], x2 [[banana]], x1 [[black bead]]}}{{Map|name=Miss Schism|x=3095|y=3252|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=Location of Miss Schism}}
By reading the letters on the [[#Result (Missing Letters)|Missing-Letters]] clue received form [[Sir Vyvin]], the clue spelled out the names of the 15 free-to-play skills when read vertically.  Beginning at the first letter in a skill and then moving to the next letter in that skills name, the difference between them was found and converted into letters using the A1Z26 method, which resulted in the solution items and NPC.

Sir Vyvin's clue will lead the player to [[Miss Schism]] in [[Draynor Village]]. Players must speak to her while only having the required items in their inventory.

====Result (Plus-Minus)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
________________ _____________ _______
_____ ___________ ____________________
__________ _____________ ________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
______

-+-+++--+--+-++-+++-+--++-----++-++-++++-++---++-++

- M.O.M
</pre>

===Step 3 (Plus-Minus)===
{{Needed|[[iron axe]], [[uncooked berry pie]], [[mithril scimitar]]}}
{{Map|name=Brugsen Bursen|x=3165|y=3477|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=Location of Brugsen Bursen|group=Brugsen}}
The solution was found by first noticing that the underscores on the [[#Result (Plus-Minus)|Plus-Minus]] clue fit the tile pattern of the wall in eastern [[Falador]].  Players counted the tiles and found that the endpoints of consecutive straight lines in the walls would give them a zig-zag pattern that matched the string of 51 +'s and -'s in the clue. This zig zag diagonal shape could then be applied to the clue received from the [[Mysterious Old Man]] to obtain a string of letters. These letters were then shifted by the two components: +/- and their tile distance from the previous tile to finally give this string of characters: <code>IRONAXEUNCOOKEDBERRYPIEMITHRILSCIMITARBRUGSENBURSEN</code> which revealed the items and the NPC, [[Brugsen Bursen]].

====Result (Diagonal-Directions-Emotes)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
NW SE SW SE NW SE SW SE NW SE SW SE NE NE NW SW WAVE
SW NW SW NE SE SW NW SE SE NW SW NE SE NE NE CLAP
NW NW SW NW SE SE SW SW SW NW NW NE SW SE NE WAVE
NW SW NE NW SE NE SW NE SE SW SW NW NE SE SW SPIN
NW NE NE NE SE NW NW SE SW WAVE
SW NE NW NE SE SW NW SE NW YAWN
NW NW SE SE SW SE NE SW WAVE
SW SE SW NW SE SE NE NW NW NE SE SE SW SW NE YAWN
NE NE NE NE NW SE NE SE SE SW NW SE SW NE SE SPIN
NE NW SE NE SW SE SW SW SE NE SW SE NE NW SW CLAP
NE NE SW SE NW NE SE NE SE SW NW SW NE SE SW NW WAVE
</pre>
{{clear}}

===Step 4 (Diagonal-Directions-Emotes)===
{{Needed|None}}
{{Map|name=Bob Barter|x=3156|y=3481|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=Location of Bob Barter|group=Bob}}
The solution is found by beginning on the tile directly south of [[Brugsen Bursen]] where you received the [[#Result (Diagonal-Directions-Emotes)|Diagonal-Directions-Emotes]] clue.  Players found that by following the directions, they were taken on a path around the floor of the [[Grand Exchange]], stopping at the end of each set of directions to perform the subsequent emote.


Players using the third party [[RuneLite]] client may highlight the tiles in question using the Ground Markers plugin, through the following steps:
#Expand the table below
#Copy the import string to the system clipboard
#Right-click the [[Minimap#World map|world map orb]] beneath the in-game minimap
#Select the "Import Ground Markers" option
#Confirm the transfer in the chatbox {{Chat option|1Yes}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|Ground Markers import string
|-
|<nowiki>
[{"regionId":12598,"regionX":37,"regionY":24,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"1 wave"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":25,"regionY":46,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"4 spin"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":19,"regionY":42,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"5 wave"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":13,"regionY":37,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"6 yawn"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":17,"regionY":32,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"7 wave"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":28,"regionY":39,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"8 yawn"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":28,"regionY":28,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"9 spin"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":23,"regionY":28,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"10 clap"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":21,"regionY":25,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"11 wave"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":38,"regionY":33,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"2 clap"},{"regionId":12598,"regionX":36,"regionY":41,"z":0,"color":"#FFE5FF3E","label":"3 wave"}]


</nowiki>
|}

====Result (Question-Mark-Emotes)====
Once the player has performed all 11 emotes in the correct order and on the correct tiles, they will end up on a tile directly east of [[Bob Barter]] for the final emote. Once the player performs the final emote, [[Bob Barter]] will initiate dialogue with the player, and an interface will open showing the next clue:

NOTE: This clue is solved simultaneously with the [[#Result (Numbers)|Numbers]] clue to receive the [[#Result (Final 2/4)|Final-Clue-2/4]] along with the [[Socks of ruin]].
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
? ? ? ? ? ? Laugh ? ? Bow
? ? ? ? Jump for Joy ? ? ? Spin ? Panic
? ? ? Yawn ? ? Think ? Raspberry ?
</pre>

==Trees Route 1==
===Step 1 (Information clerk)===
{{Needed|[[iron dagger]], [[leather gloves]], [[white apron]]}}
{{Map|name=Information clerk|x=3254|y=3454|r=2|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of the information clerk.}}
Overlaying the initial 4 clues on the world map, by placing the trees on the clues over the rare tree indicators on the map, will lead the player to three item spawns (a [[white apron]] in [[Port Sarim]], an [[iron dagger]] in [[Lumbridge]], a pair of [[leather gloves]] in [[Edgeville]]), and the [[information clerk]] in the north-west corner of the [[Varrock Museum]]. Players must speak to her whilst only having the required items in the their inventory.

====Result (Osman-Clue)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
You are doing well, but your orientation must change.
Turn left to find a statue, furnace, fountain and range.
The first of what X have in common's what you need.
Bring Osman three of each and he will let you proceed.
</pre>{{clear}}

===Step 2 (Osman-Clue)===
{{Needed|x3 of each: [[bronze chainbody]], [[chisel]], [[fire rune]], [[iron battleaxe]], [[steel arrow]], [[uncut sapphire]]}}
{{Map|name=Osman|x=3288|y=3181|r=2|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of Osman/Selim.}}
Overlaying all 4 original clues onto the world map, scaling them down by 50% and rotating them by 45 degrees counter-clockwise, will align the X's on the clues to be on top of a furnace, fountain, statue, and range. This allows the 'plusses' to appear as crosses which overlaid perfectly onto certain shops. The player then buys 3 of the first common item shared between shops which gives the solution items.

Along with the [[information clerk]]'s clue, this step will lead the player to [[Osman]] (or [[Selim]] after completion of [[Beneath Cursed Sands]]), where they must speak to him whilst only having the required items in the their inventory.

====Result (Magic-Numbers)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
Three four five five four four five.
Those are the magic numbers where one will arrive.
At the very end one may see but not touch.
One will have to find another such...

165 -45 154.4 -7.1
41 126 110.3 94.4
113 151 -8.7 23.9
-111 41 73.8 95.8
-9 56 -66.9 -59.1
141 50 -5.0 9.6
-39 49 85.0 91.1
</pre>

===Step 3 (Magic-Numbers)===
{{Needed|x1 [[bucket]], x1 [[blue wizard hat]], x1 [[fire rune]], x1 [[small fishing net]], x3 [[staff]], x1 [[steel med helm]], x2 [[steel pickaxe]]}}
{{Map|name=Crate|x=3029|y=3234|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=Location of the crate.}}
The [[#Result (Magic-Numbers)|Magic-Numbers]] clue refers to the free-to-play runes and the order in which they could be crafted:  Air, Mind, Water, Earth, Fire, Body, Chaos (P2P to craft).  Lines could then be drawn on the world map from rune spawns and rune altars which converged onto decoration items in certain places which could be 'seen but not touched' and so they 'found another such...' by gathering those items.  The lines from the [[Chaos Altar]] and a chaos rune spawn in the [[Dark Warriors' Fortress]] converged on the crate in [[Port Sarim]], giving the location.

====Result (Scimitar-Shift)====
The [[#Result (Magic-Numbers)|Magic-Numbers]] clue will lead the player to a certain crate in [[Port Sarim]], where they must search it while only having the required items in the player's inventory.

If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
Every slice with a scimitar defines a collection,
with every adjacent pair defining a direction.
The index of every pair defines half the length.
Along with that there is a shift of minimum strength.

313
v^v^^^v^^v^^vv^^^v^vv^vvvvvv^v^vvv^^^^^^v^vv^^^^

- M.O.M
</pre>

===Step 4 (Scimitar-Shift)===
{{Needed|x1 [[tin ore]], x2 [[logs]], x3 [[egg]]s, x1 [[Skull (item)|skull]], x2 [[fur]], x1 [[bowl]], x1 [[coal]]}}
{{Map|name=Juliet|plane=1|x=3158|y=3425|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=Juliet's location on the upper floor balcony.}}
By paying close attention to the song [[Sea Shanty 2]] for increases and decreases in pitch, the player will discover that they can relate the bars of the song and it's musical notes to the [[#Result (Match-Catch)|Match-Catch]] clue. They then can shift the string of characters by the 'V' and '^' characters found on the [[#Result (Scimitar-Shift)|Scimitar-Shift]] clue. They will then be able to determine a string of letters <code>TINORELOGSEGGEGGLOGSSKULLFUREGGFURBOWLCOALJULIET</code>, which spells out the items to bring and reveals that the NPC is [[Juliet]].

====Result (Numbers)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
4 6 2 0 12 10 ? 9 8 ?
4 6 6 9 ? 10 3 7 ? 9 ?
12 2 4 ? 8 12 ? 9 ? 7
</pre>{{clear}}

===Step 5 (Numbers + Question-Mark-Emotes)===
{{Needed|None}}
{{Map:Crack the Clue III - Socks of ruin solution}}
The solution was found by examining the red lantern wall decorations on the 1st floor of the [[Stronghold of Security]] and matching the counts of the lanterns in each room with the numbers on the [[#Result (Numbers)|Numbers]] clue. This then created a path throughout the floor of the Stronghold.  Players then matched the missing information represented by the '?'s on the clue with the information given by the [[#Result (Question-Mark-Emotes)|Question-Mark-Emotes]] clue.

This results in finding the correct emotes to perform in the correct places of the 1st level of the [[Stronghold of Security]]. 

====Result (Final 2/4)====
Performing the correct emotes between the [[Gate of War|Gates of War]] in the correct order, and then searching the [[Gift of Peace]] after doing so, results in one of the four final clues being given, as well as being given the [[socks of ruin]]:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
2/4

Everything will point toward the same location.

38, 18, 13, 11, 22, 24, 34, 11, 6, 1, 28, 27, 6, 6, 5, 28, 7,
12, 1, 18, 21, 27, 28, 9, 1, 32, 3, 3, 14, 22, 7, 31, 25, 14,
9, 1, 4, 11, 18, 18, 28, 17, 4, 3, 7, 5, 18, 13, 25, 11, 5, 4,
6, 5, 1, 24, 7, 16, 38, 36, 17, 4, 11, 2, 15, 14, 13, 4, 4
</pre>

==Emotes Route 1==
===Step 1 (Emotes)===
{{Needed|[[spade]]}}
{{Map|name=Dig Location|mtype=pin|align=right|caption=Locations of the holes where the emotes must be performed, and the center hole to dig.|x=3295|y=3809|x:3278,y:3816,iconWikiLink:Blow_Kiss_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3269,y:3823,iconWikiLink:Cry_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3280,y:3830,iconWikiLink:Dance_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3295,y:3831,iconWikiLink:Cheer_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3294,y:3818,iconWikiLink:Shrug_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3308,y:3818,iconWikiLink:Jump_for_Joy_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3321,y:3829,iconWikiLink:Yawn_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3320,y:3796,iconWikiLink:Raspberry_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3305,y:3800,iconWikiLink:Panic_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3303,y:3786,iconWikiLink:Jig_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3285,y:3792,iconWikiLink:Wave_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3276,y:3782,iconWikiLink:Think_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3271,y:3796,iconWikiLink:Beckon_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3282,y:3803,iconWikiLink:Laugh_emote_icon.png,iconAnchor:15|x:3293,y:3807,iconWikiLink:Spade.png,iconAnchor:15}}
The solution is found by overlaying all four clues on top of each other on the X. This produces a radial grouping of emotes around the center X.  This can then be overlaid onto an area between level 33-40 [[Wilderness]]. The player then does the emotes in the same order as the in-game [[Emotes]] panel from top to bottom, left to right and in each of the correct craters that the X-alignment corresponds to. Once the player has done all 14 emotes in all 14 craters surrounding the center one, the player must dig in the center crater to reveal the next clue.

====Result (Letter-Box)====
If the correct conditions are met, digging will open an interface showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
TCFVVVRCCTVRXRCCDD
RGGTCCVCRCTCEFRRCS
VTRCCGRDVTFSRETVET
RDRDDSCCVSXERGGRRG
CCRREVRRECXECTCDVD
RTTRVCCRFESVRRGCGE
GTFFRCFTRFRRVVDVFR
VXGVDGVFCTETCRCTCX
CTTRVFDXFSTXTCVXET
RVTCXCEVXVCTRTECRV
GGDEFXCCRFVFRXRCGC
</pre>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|Ground Markers import string
|-
|<nowiki>
[{"regionId":13115,"regionX":12,"regionY":5,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"1. Think"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":21,"regionY":15,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"2. Wave"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":28,"regionY":30,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"15. Dig"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":29,"regionY":41,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"3. Shrug"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":30,"regionY":54,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"4. Cheer"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":6,"regionY":19,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"5. Beckon"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":17,"regionY":26,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"6. Laugh"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":44,"regionY":41,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"7. Jump for Joy"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":56,"regionY":53,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"8. Yawn"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":38,"regionY":9,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"10. Jig"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":15,"regionY":53,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"9. Dance"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":5,"regionY":46,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"11. Cry"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":14,"regionY":39,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"12. Blow Kiss"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":41,"regionY":23,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"13. Panic"},{"regionId":13115,"regionX":56,"regionY":17,"z":0,"color":"#FFFFFF00","label":"14. Raspberry"}]


</nowiki>
|}

===Step 2 (Letter-Box)===
{{Needed|x6 [[onion]]s, x2 [[iron longsword]]s, x732 [[coins]]}}
{{Map|name=Sigismund|x=3135|y=3622|r=4|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of Sigismund.}}
It was initially discovered that the 10 unique letters present in the [[#Result (Letter-Box)|Letter-Box]] formed a shape on the keyboard. The solution was found by rotating the arrangement of letters 45 degrees to the right, and arranging them from top to bottom and left to right:

<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:left;">
TRCVGFRTGVCDRTVRCRCCVGTRDCCRVTTRDGVCCXFRESRCCRTGFVVCDR
TGVTVRCRCVCVGTRDCCRVTTRDCVGFRESFCXEXFVTFCXSERFCDFREXER
FCXEXCFSERERCCVFTRVCGTRDCXSERRTGVCDRVTTVRCRESFCXCVGDRT
VTTRDCVGFRCCVGDRTVTFEXEXCRRCEXCRTGVC
</pre>

By moving between the given letters on a standard QWERTY keyboard layout, letters and numbers could be traced. For example, <code>TRCVGF</code> can be roughly traced into the shape of the number 6. The next letter, R, breaks away from the shape, and thus is considered a new character; tracing <code>RTGVCD</code> would yield the rough shape of the letter O.

Completing this tracing would result in the string <code>6ONIONS2IRONLONGSWORDS732COINSSIGISMUND</code>, which instructs the player to bring the required items to [[Sigismund]] in [[Ferox Enclave]].

====Result ('M.O.M.-bers')====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
120, 109, 67, 62, 29, 16, 35, 100, 71, 92, 8, 87, 117, 98, 47,
1, 74, 77, 60, 37, 19, 31, 32, 10, 24, 90, 106, 118, 81, 40,
59, 53, 18, 58, 64, 6, 23, 63, 105, 112, 51, 84, 7, 17, 46,
68, 15, 38, 9, 91, 93, 76, 34, 78, 99, 27, 65, 61, 13, 116,
26, 30, 66, 119, 3, 14, 49, 69, 104, 28, 21, 89, 5, 85, 57
- M.O.M
</pre>

===Step 3 ('M.O.M.-bers')===
{{Needed|[[strength potion(2)]], [[wine of Zamorak]], [[law rune]], [[fish food]], [[earth tiara]], [[coal]], [[logs]]}}
{{Map|name=Chemist|x=2932|y=3210|r=3|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of the chemist.}}
The clue contains the numbers 1 to 120, which are out of order. By assigning a number to each potato plant in the potato field west of [[Fred the Farmer]]'s house from top to bottom, left to right, a total of 135 potatoes are found. The valediction <code>- M.O.M</code> hints that the player must use the [[#Result (Match-Catch)|Match-Catch]] clue and lay the letters over each tile of the potato field, starting from the row where the first potato is (laying over the first column at the top and the second after).

Following the numbers from the clue, players must then match the number used for a potato to the assigned letter. For example, the numbers of the first row result in the letters <code>HALFFULLSTRENGT</code>, and continuing on will result in the solution to the clue, requiring the player to bring the listed items to the [[chemist]] in [[Rimmington]].

====Result (Cleverly Designed)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
A solution to a problem can be difficult to find.
Sometimes absolutely nothing springs to your mind.
Once it's found it may seem like you were blind.
But in reality, the problem was just cleverly designed.

W_YFN_VNOUINERTRETEFOP
ENOIG_T__LPTT__YOVL_ELOL
</pre>

===Step 4 (Cleverly Designed)===
{{Needed|[[Iron ore]], [[rope]], [[pie shell]]}}
{{Map|name=Narf|x=2986|y=3438|r=3|mtype=square|align=right|caption=Location of Narf.}}
The mention of the colours within the 10 May hint indicates the list of items from the previous clue, and the next two parts indicate the chatbox, hinting that examining the items is part of the solution; examining them in the order provided above, and reading the first character of each examine text gives "2AUKAHAS", which was indicated in the 3 May hint.

Using the information from the bottom of the clue and the examine texts, the location of each character from both locations appear to create zig-zags (with underscores indicating letters which are in the path of one), which was indicated in the 29 March hint.

In between these zig-zags, the list of items and [[Narf]] can be spotted, resulting in the solution.

====Result (Dead End)====
If the correct conditions are met, an interface will open showing the next clue:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
You have come far but have reached a dead end.
It is time to turn around and go back my friend.
The treasure was located at the beginning I'm afraid.
Go back there, and don't forget your spade!

(7), (6, 3, 2), (5), (11, 8), (1), (1, 10), (3),
(6, 2), (4, 5, 1), (5, 8, 3, 6, 7, 10, 4), (1),
(1, 6, 8, 5, 7), (6, 2), (3), (8), (1), (5, 1, 2, 4),
(7, 2, 12, 1), (2, 5), (1, 2), (8), (2, 6, 9)
</pre>

===Step 5 (Dead End)===
{{Needed|[[Ornate helm]], [[grapes]], [[feather]], [[air tiara]], [[law rune]], [[needle]], [[shears]], [[spade]]}}
[[File:Gloves of ruin - dig location.png|thumb|300px|Dig two tiles east and one tile north from the blood rune spawn by the central entrance of the [[Escape Caves]].]]
Clue hunters noticed that there were 22 groups or sets of numbers on the clue. When the hint was given on 17 May, clue hunters were able to deduce that this clue was linked to music tracks.  By reversing your progression through this 'chain' of clues from [[Narf]] back to the [[Chemist]] then to [[Sigismund]] and finally back to the level 36 wilderness pit used in the initial Emotes solution, a walking path could be made.  By recording each song that is played as you traverse the path, 22 songs are found.  With the list of songs in hand and the numbers on the clue, you can begin to spell out the answer.  By taking the number on the clue in the set that it is in, and going to that song and to that index of the song name, you get a letter.  For example, <code>(7)</code> is the only letter in the first set on the clue.  By applying that to the first song that you interact with <code>SCAPESOFT</code> (with no spaces in track titles), your 7th letter is <code>O</code>.  By continuing this process through the list of 22 songs, this message is revealed: <code>ORNATEHELMGRAPESFEATHERAIRTIARALAWRUNENEEDLESHEARS</code>.  Taking these items in your inventory along with your spade which the clue mentioned, and digging at the same location as the beginning emotes clue, you will receive a final clue and the [[Gloves of ruin]].

Players using the third party [[RuneLite]] client may highlight the tiles in question using the Ground Markers plugin, through the following steps:

# Expand the table below
# Copy the import string to the system clipboard
# Right-click the [[Minimap#World map|world map orb]] beneath the in-game minimap
# Select the "Import Ground Markers" option
# Confirm the transfer in the chatbox ( 1)'''…'''

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|Ground Markers import string
|-
|<nowiki>
[
    {
        "regionId": 13115,
        "regionX": 27,
        "regionY": 32,
        "z": 0,
        "color": "#FF75CAC8",
        "label": "Dig - Gloves of Ruin"
    }
]


</nowiki>
|}

====Result (Final 4/4)====
If the correct conditions are met, the player will receive one of the four final clues, as well as being given the [[gloves of ruin]]:
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center">
4/4

It is located not too far away from the shore.

1, 9, 6, 3, 5, 8, 4, 4, 16, 3, 81, 6, 35, 46, 16,
1, 3, 6, 55, 3, 17, 1, 3, 9, 12, 23, 8, 14, 1, 40,
3, 17, 1, 3, 15, 8, 30, 13, 1, 40, 3, 17, 21, 5, 23,
16, 5, 1, 4, 24, 7, 11, 6, 9, 20, 18, 40, 2, 3, 7
</pre>

==Final Clues==
===Visual references===
{{div col|gap=1.2em|style=display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-end;}}
{{Inventory|align=left|1=Raw sardine|2=Blue dye|3=Pie shell|4=Tin ore|5=Raw rat meat|6=Shrimps|7=Purple dye|8=Mind tiara|9=Water rune|10=Leather cowl|11=Bowl|12=Amulet of defence|13=Poisoned fish food|14=Spade|15=Steel arrow|16=Hammer|17=Redberry pie|18=Redberries|19=Red bead|20=Fire tiara|21=Raw beef|22=Fish food|23=Iron chainbody|24=Potato|25=Chaos rune|26=Emerald amulet|27=Feather|28=Steel scimitar}} 
[[File:Crack the Clue III - Final Four, rotations 1.png|thumb|200px|left|[[#Rotations|Rotations, 1]]]]
[[File:Crack the Clue III - Final Four, rotations 2.png|thumb|200px|left|[[#Rotations|Rotations, 2]]]]
{{Map|name=Convergence point|x=3190|y=3165|height=220|width=220|mtype=pin|caption=Where all four lines converge.|group=swamp|align=left}}
[[File:Crack the Clue III - Final Four, dot alignment 1.png|thumb|220px|left|[[#Dot alignment|Dot alignment]] & [[#Examine texts|Examine texts]], 1]]
[[File:Crack the Clue III - Final Four, dot alignment 2.png|thumb|220px|left|[[#Dot alignment|Dot alignment]] & [[#Examine texts|Examine texts]], 2]]
{{div col end}}

===Step 1 (Final Four)===
This step is the culmination of several clues, dubbed the 'Final Four'. The locations of where these clues were received is important.

This step also utilizes the four '[[#Clues|Original clues]]' in tandem with the 'Final four'.

=====The 'Final four' clues=====
*[[#Result (Final 1/4)|Final 1/4]] obtained from [[Betty]] in [[Port sarim]].
*[[#Result (Final 2/4)|Final 2/4]] obtained from the [[Gift of peace]] in the [[Stronghold of security]]
*[[#Result (Final 3/4)|Final 3/4]] obtained from a dig spot near the western entrance to the [[Wilderness godwars dungeon]].
*[[#Result (Final 4/4)|Final 4/4]] obtained from a dig spot in level 36 eastern wilderness where [[#Step 1 (Emotes)|Emotes]] was solved.

====Solution====
The solution can be broken down into 3 main sections.  These sections are rotations, dot alignment and examine texts.

A hint was released in the blogpost on [[Update:Bounty Hunter is Back!|24 May 2023]] which revealed information about how to start.  Clue hunters figured out that to begin, each of the '[[#Clues|Original clues]]' numbered 1-4 would be aligned on the [[World map]] such that their X would stay fixed on their respective 'Final Four' locations  of 1-4.  I.e.  the original clue #1 was aligned such that it's X was fixed on where the [[#Result (Final 1/4)|Final 1/4]] was obtained from [[Betty]] in [[Port sarim]].  This is true for all four '[[#Clues|Original clues]]' and all four '[[#The 'Final four' clues|Final Four]]' clues.

=====Rotations=====
Another hint was released through the blogpost on [[Update:Bounty Hunter Changes & Forestry Beta|1 June 2023]] which revealed 20 dots with no text.  Clue hunters naturally began to attempt to match these dots on the hint to dots on the '[[#Clues|Original clues]]'.  This was successful and resulted in a specific degree rotation for each of the four '[[#Clues|Original clues]]'.

These degree rotations are:
*[[:File:Crack the Clue III - clue 1.png|Clue 1]] - 242 degrees CCW.
*[[:File:Crack the Clue III - clue 2.png|Clue 2]] - 203 degrees CCW.
*[[:File:Crack the Clue III - clue 3.png|Clue 3]] - 196 degrees CCW.
*[[:File:Crack the Clue III - clue 4.png|Clue 4]] - 171 degrees CCW.

With each of these '[[#Clues|Original clues]]' mapped onto their respective location of the '[[#The 'Final four' clues|Final Four]]' clues and then rotated to these degrees, their Northern pointing (90 degrees CCW) axes all converge to a single point in the [[Lumbridge swamp]] very close to the [[Water altar]].

=====Dot alignment=====
Clue hunters travelled to the [[Water altar]] at the specified location and began to puzzle over what to do next.  It was then found that by taking all four of the '[[#Clues|Original clues]]' and overlaying them on their X's at the specific rotation degrees mentioned earlier and looking WEST as the hint revealed, something strange happened.  All 92 dots of all four original clues together lined up with a certain camera viewpoint which outlined several objects.

These objects are (with their respective examine texts which will be important for the next section):
*[[Mysterious ruins]] - "There is a powerful presence about these ruins..."
*[[Dead tree]] - "It's only useful for firewood now."
*Pillar - "An old crumbled pillar."
*Ruined pillar - "An old crumbled pillar."

=====Examine texts=====
On [[Update:Pride Event 2023|7 June 2023]] another hint was released in the blogpost. This hint confirmed the use of the objects mentioned above. It was quickly found that the examine texts of these objects could be related to the numbers on the '[[#The 'Final four' clues|Final Four]]' clues. These objects can be thought of as a 'perspective' as the hint says.

*For clue [[#Result (Final 1/4)|Final 1/4]] you begin with the examine texts (removing all extra characters) as such:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">ITSONLYUSEFULFORFIREWOODNOWANOLDCRUMBLEDPILLARITSONLYUSEFULFORFIREWOODNOWANOLDCRUMBLEDPILLARTHEREISAPOWERFULPRESENCEABOUTTHESERUINS</code>
:Using the numbers on clue [[#Result (Final 1/4)|Final 1/4]] beginning with <code>16, 12, 39, 32, 1...</code> and so on, and cumulatively taking the letter at those numbered indexes from the examine text string, words begin to appear, giving this string:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">RAWSARDINEBLUEDYEPIESHELLTINORERAWRATMEATSHRIMPSPURPLEDYE</code>
*For clue [[#Result (Final 2/4)|Final 2/4]] you begin with the examine texts (removing all extra characters) AND reversed as such:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">WONDOOWERIFROFLUFESUYLNOSTIRALLIPDELBMURCDLONAWONDOOWERIFROFLUFESUYLNOSTIRALLIPDELBMURCDLONASNIURESEHTTUOBAECNESERPLUFREWOPASIEREHT</code>
:Using the numbers on clue [[#Result (Final 2/4)|Final 2/4]] in the same manner as before and cumulatively taking the letter at those numbered indexes from the examine text string, words begin to appear, giving this string:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">MINDTIARAWATERRUNELEATHERCOWLBOWLAMULETOFDEFENCEPOISONEDFISHFOODSPADE</code>
*For clue [[#Result (Final 3/4)|Final 3/4]] you begin with the examine texts (removing all extra characters) in reading order but this time moving the opposite direction around the 'perspective' as such:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">THEREISAPOWERFULPRESENCEABOUTTHESERUINSANOLDCRUMBLEDPILLARITSONLYUSEFULFORFIREWOODNOWANOLDCRUMBLEDPILLARITSONLYUSEFULFORFIREWOODNOW</code>
:Using the numbers on clue [[#Result (Final 3/4)|Final 3/4]] in the same manner as before and cumulatively taking the letter at those numbered indexes from the examine text string, words begin to appear, giving this string:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">FISHFOODIRONCHAINBODYPOTATOCHAOSRUNEEMERALDAMULETFEATHERSTEELSCIMITAR</code>
*For clue [[#Result (Final 4/4)|Final 4/4]] you begin with the examine texts (removing all extra characters) but now combining the strings of [[#Result (Final 2/4)|Final 2/4]] and [[#Result (Final 3/4)|Final 3/4]] by both reversing the examine texts and the order they are read in resulting in:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">NIURESEHTTUOBAECNESERPLUFREWOPASIEREHTRALLIPDELBMURCDLONAWONDOOWERIFROFLUFESUYLNOSTIRALLIPDELBMURCDLONAWONDOOWERIFROFLUFESUYLNOSTI</code>
:Using the numbers on clue [[#Result (Final 4/4)|Final 4/4]] in the same manner as before and cumulatively taking the letter at those numbered indexes from the examine text string, words begin to appear, giving this string:
:<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">STEELARROWHAMMERREDBERRYPIEREDBERRIESREDBEADFIRETIARARAWBEEF</code>

Finally all of the items required and the dig location have been revealed to solve the step.

====Result (Unreachable wealth)====
[[File:Crack the Clue III - dig spot.png|thumb|right|The exact location to dig while holding all required items.]]
{{Needed|[[raw sardine]], [[blue dye]], [[pie shell]], [[tin ore]], [[raw rat meat]], [[shrimps]], [[purple dye]], [[mind tiara]], [[water rune]], [[leather cowl]], [[bowl]], [[amulet of defence]], [[poisoned fish food]], [[spade]], [[steel arrow]], [[hammer]], [[redberry pie]], [[redberries]], [[red bead]], [[fire tiara]], [[raw beef]], [[fish food]], [[iron chainbody]], [[potato]], [[chaos rune]], [[emerald amulet]], [[feather]], [[steel scimitar]]}}
If done correctly, digging at the location in the [[Lumbridge swamp]] with all 28 items in your inventory, a new clue will be revealed:

<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:center;">
You remember the days when times were tough.
The three coins in the corner just weren't enough.
You were so close to becoming rich.
Trying every way to get in hoping there would be a glitch.
But now the time has come for all this to change.
The treasure of your dreams will finally be within range.
cVXxMPGlBjySBArOEAmIktzVpaeHKwTJgHEOb
NDhhKJRvgVtqKtOZPEfoTiwDIQzwWmvyFJZNw
gWomkBwEUQhNKALEAzjeWIAkHMwYeOXfiPoej
</pre>

===Final Step (Unreachable Wealth)===
'''Note''': The player must complete the previous step, [[#Step 1 (Final Four)|the Final Four]], in order to progress.

This is the final step in the event.  Many ideas were theorized quickly but the real leaps began when hints were released.
On [https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Update:Ruinous_Powers_Beta_v2| 16 June 2023] a hint was released which revealed that the word <code>all</code> needed to be removed from the riddle after which the first letters of the remaining words need to be used followed by the last letters (except for the final <code>e</code> from <code>range</code>).<br>
This results in a string of 111 characters that corresponds to the 111 characters from the combined bottom three lines of the clue.

*First-last:
<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">YrtdwtwtTtcitcjweYwsctbrTewtgihtwbagBntthcfttcTtoydwfbwruresnseheesnertthueoeoghgyyotngedeahtweesersoeeefrslyen</code>

*Info-text:
<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">cVXxMPGlBjySBArOEAmIktzVpaeHKwTJgHEObNDhhKJRvgVtqKtOZPEfoTiwDIQzwWmvyFJZNwgWomkBwEUQhNKALEAzjeWIAkHMwYeOXfiPoej</code>

Now we can compare these letters on a 1:1 basis in order to find the so called centers. For one of the hint's <i><b>cases</b></i>, that <i><b>center</b></i> refers to the letter in the half way between the two given letters in the alphabet (for <code>A</code> and <code>C</code> this is <code>B</code>).

Here is an example of how to do this by hand using an A1-Z26 method of assigning number values to the letters for the first four letters, keeping the capitalization from 'info-text':
<br><code>{{Colour|red|cVXx}}</code> from 'first-last'
<br><code>{{Colour|green|Yrtd}}</code> from 'info-text'

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* <code>( {{Colour|red|c: 3}} + {{Colour|green|Y:25}} ) / 2 = 14: n</code>
* <code>( {{Colour|red|V:22}} + {{Colour|green|r:18}} ) / 2 = 20: T</code>
* <code>( {{Colour|red|X:24}} + {{Colour|green|t:20}} ) / 2 = 22: V</code>
* <code>( {{Colour|red|x:24}} + {{Colour|green|d: 4}} ) / 2 = 14: n</code>

Continuing this process will yield:
*Center string:
<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">nTVnRROpKonNKBnSEMrNgtnTrcnNIpNOoECKbNLnhGHSueUtpRlSPINlrSguINKqnNproLOWKvfSjniEoOWPnNICHEAqonNGJhMPsOeJOlnNtel</code>

By looking at the 'center' string we can already see a few suspicious words or pseudo-words such as <code>SPIN</code>.

Clue hunters realized that only the uppercase letters are correct and found that by offsetting the lowercase letters by 13 (half of the alphabet), the correct letters could be found. (This is a cipher called [[wikipedia:ROT13|ROT13]].)

Here's an example of how to apply ROT13 by hand using that A1-Z26 method again:
* For letters 1-13 (A to M), for example to convert <code>h</code> to <code>u</code>, 13 is added to it: <code>h + 13 = 8 + 13 = 21 -> u</code>.
* For letters 14-26 (N to Z), for example to convert <code>s</code> to <code>f</code>, 13 is subtracted instead: <code>s - 13 = 19 - 13 = 6 -> f</code>.

By continuing this process across the entire string, the solution finally emerges:
*Solution string:
<code style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">ATVARROCKBANKBASEMENTGATEPANICNOBECKONLAUGHSHRUGCRYSPINYESTHINKDANCEBLOWKISSWAVEBOWPANICHEADBANGJUMPFORJOYANGRY</code>

[[File:Crack the Clue III - emote order.png|thumb|emote order.]]
<pre style="width:fit-content; text-align:left;">
At Varrock bank basement gate:
1. Panic
2. No
3. Beckon
4. Laugh
5. Shrug
6. Cry
7. Spin
8. Yes
9. Think
10. Dance
11. Blow Kiss
12. Wave
13. Bow
14. Panic
15. Head Bang
16. Jump For Joy
17. Angry
</pre>

By going to the gate of the vault in the basement of the [[Varrock west bank]] and performing these emotes in the correct order, the [[Mysterious old man]] will appear and let you into the vault to loot the chests and claim your reward. The [[#Final Clues|Final clue section]] MUST be completed in-game by the player in order for this to work correctly. All pieces of the [[Robes of Ruin]] set can be claimed from the chests in the vault. Congratulations! Crack the clue 3 is complete!

To exit the vault, either teleport out or do all emotes in the correct order again. Vault re-entry does not require the re-completion of the [[#Final Clues|Final clue section]]. 

==Completion==
Crack the Clue III was fully solved on 21 June 2023. The first player, and the main players that contributed to the completion of the event, were credited in a [[Noticeboard (Crack the Clue III)|noticeboard]] in [[Falador]], inside the [[Mysterious Old Man]]'s house:

{{blockquote|Player who first solved the event:

Spider1357

Players who contributed to earlier steps:

wendyes

dddvlot

Spider1357

Detael

K1SSIN

Juoppokeke

Xaigg

1FrostySOB

GODSLIFE

Winterpropht

rururupert

Mistereman22

Ily Btw

Belt

Agent Yolo

Kexsa

Fleur de Lis

lowli fe

MusaUkko|[[Noticeboard (Crack the Clue III)]]}}

==References==
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