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Krillion Hints · Oct 17

Dive #94 · Historical hints · Updated Oct 18, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC (Oct 18, 11:23 PM GMT+8)

Prompt 1

Name a way to prepare potatoes

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Gentle

Legend says a delayed royal train in 1837 made them puff.

Stronger

A French fried preparation whose puff comes from that 1837 delay story.

Almost there

The gem note’s year is 1837; the dish name is French for “souffléed potatoes.”

Prompt 2

Name an animal whose name is exactly four letters long

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Gentle

Patagonian rodent on deer-like legs that pairs for life.

Stronger

South American — long-legged rodent, not a farm mammal or bird.

Almost there

Exactly four letters; the note’s habitat word is Patagonian.

Prompt 3

Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or

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Gentle

He became the first relief pitcher to win MLB MVP.

Stronger

Baseball — a bullpen arm, not a starting ace, took the league’s top award.

Almost there

First name Jim; the note’s whole claim is “first relief pitcher” MVP.

Prompt 4

Name a chemical element whose symbol is one letter

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Gentle

Named after Ytterby, the Swedish village behind four element names.

Stronger

A rare-earth metal whose name still carries that Swedish quarry town.

Almost there

One-letter symbol; the village in the note starts with Y.

Prompt 5

Name a type of station (like a train station)

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Gentle

In divided Berlin, trains passed through these sealed stations under armed guard.

Stronger

Cold War transit — platforms sealed off while trains still rolled through.

Almost there

Two-word type; the note’s city is divided Berlin.

Prompt 6

Name a country whose name ends in the letter E

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Gentle

A 1919 eclipse observed from Príncipe helped confirm Einstein’s general relativity.

Stronger

An island nation in the Gulf of Guinea — the note’s observing island is in its name.

Almost there

Ends in E; the gem note’s island is Príncipe.

Prompt 7

Name a superhero team

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Gentle

Milwaukee's leftover heroes, served a cease-and-desist over the Avengers name.

Stronger

A Marvel Midwest squad whose name got them legal heat from the bigger Avengers brand.

Almost there

Geography + Avengers; the note’s city is Milwaukee.

Data source: Progressive clues rewritten from recorded gem notes only (direction → narrow → anchor). No letter/length spoiler levels.

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