Invisiclues Hints for "Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It"

Hints for "Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It", adapted (with permission) from Infocom's original Invisiclues hint books.

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Go To The Shopping Bizarre

Gorilla Warfare

1. What do primates like to eat?
2. OFFER BANANA SPLIT TO APE
3. What ape? What banana split?!

The Moose

1. You must whip it, chill it out.
2. Type, MOUSSE

22 over 7

1. A famous fraction, a real ratio.
2. It's called pi. So type, PIE

Cereal Murderer

1. How do you kill a vampire?
2. In the Meets Aisle is a steak.
3. Also something for bad breath.
4. GIVE THE MINTS TO THE VAMPIRE
5. KILL THE VAMPIRE WITH STAKE

Little Girl

1. Read the ribbon she's wearing.
2. Type, BRATWURST.

Principals

1. Why would THEY be playing hooky?
2. Because they lack principles?
3. No! This STORY lacks principals.
4. This space left blank.

The British Aisle

1. Have you read the sign?
2. Brits love this sweet & creamy.
3. PUDDING SECTION

The Ants

1. They could be your relations.
2. AUNTS

Returning Emily

1. Bratwurst is on no shopping list.
2. GIVE WORST BRAT TO AUNTS

The Flour

1. A rose is a rose...
2. FLOWER

A Scent

1. It's afforded by the flower.
2. CENT

Bear Clause

1. Should you give a bear a hand?
2. BEAR CLAWS

Stationary

1. Get it write.
2. Spell it STATIONERY

Wall of Quartz

1. Not so tough, just a half pint.
2. KNOCK DOWN THE QUARTS

Locks

1. The key to this one is a bit fishy.
2. LOX
3. Now, REMOVE THE LOX

Door Jamb

1. Don't be reduced to jelly.
2. JAM

Tacks

1. The govt. really sticks it to you.
2. TAX

The Sail

1. This really cheapens everything.
2. SALE

Mussels

1. You may need to build a better body.
2. MUSCLES

Buy an Item

1. First, in the Cellar type SELLER
2. Also, have a cent and tax.
3. PUT THE (ITEM) ON SALE
4. BUY THE (ITEM)

Play Jacks

Traits

1. What is the Jack of all Traits?
2. It depends on how you use it.
3. Don't let it out of your sight!

Flipjacks

1. First, HEAT THE GRIDDLE
2. Now, MIX THE BATTER
3. Flipjacks?! You've flipped!

Cottony Fur

1. Is it a pet peeve of yours?
2. PULL THE TAIL

Coldness

1. Examine the jack of all traits.
2. WEAR THE SLEEVES

Nose Nipping

1. He embodies coldness itself.
2. JACK FROST

The Old Man

1. Can his misery be lightened?
2. TURN THE CRANK

On Frozen Pond

1. How can you best break the ice?
2. TURN ON SWITCH

The Mermaid

1. She's freezing to death!
2. TURN FAUCET
3. After she's warmed, PULL THE PLUG.

Buy the Farm

An Old Dog

1. The old boy's got a lot to learn
2. TEACH THE OLD DOG NEW TRICKS

Sow's Ear

1. Hey, make something, 'ear me?
2. First, FIND A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
3. TURN SOW'S EAR INTO A SILK PURSE

Mt. Molehill

1. You have the power of creation.
2. MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL

The Birds

1. TAKE THE STONE FROM THE DOG
2. KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE

The Wrong Tree

1. Tried climbing it?
2. What variety of spruce is it?
3. You're barking up the wrong tree!
4. This space left blank.

Swords

1. If you only had a hammer...
2. HAMMER THE SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES

Horse and Cart

1. EXAMINE THE HORSE
2. LOOK THE GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH
3. LEAD THE HORSE TO WATER
4. MAKE HIM DRINK
5. PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
6. RIDE CART TO MARKET

Applecart

1. Don't... No, DO get upset!
2. UPSET THE APPLECART

Peppers

1. Do as Peter Piper would.
2. PICK A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS

Pig 4 Sale

1. First, get the penny from purse.
2. An old word for bag is poke.
3. BUY A PIG IN A POKE. TAKE BAG
4. Go to the barn holding the bag.
5. Now, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

Donkey

1. First find the tail and needle.
2. PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY

The Milk

1. The old dog will first spill it.
2. DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK

Mousy Grain

1. (See "Pig 4 Sale.")

Grindstone

1. It's skin off your nose.
2. PUT MY NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE

Side of Barn

1. Just how accurate are you?
2. HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF THE BARN

Oats

1. Perhaps you should get wild.
2. SOW MY WILD OATS

Eat Your Words

Eyes Have It

1. LOOK AT WAITRESS WITH JAUNDICED EYE
2. GIVE THE WAITRESS AN EVIL EYE

Mickey Spleen

1. You need to air out some anger.
2. VENT MY SPLEEN UPON THE WAITRESS

Tablecloth

1. LOOK AT TABLECLOTH
2. GIVE THE WAITRESS SHORT SHRIFT

Your Table

1. You may notice it swivels.
2. TURN THE TABLES ON THE WAITRESS

The Shadows

1. Shadows are also known as umbrage.
2. TAKE UMBRAGE WITH THE WAITRESS

Lion's Share

1. What's a group of lions called?
2. SWALLOW MY PRIDE

Pie

1. Eat it, just eat it...

Crow

1. Eat crow, and it's nitty-gritty.
2. GET DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY

A Turkey

1. TALK TURKEY
2. GO COLD TURKEY
3. GOBBLE GOBBLE
4. There's no turkey, turkey!

Rump Roast

1. Consider an act of humility.
2. TURN THE OTHER CHEEK

Headband

1. Examine it. Made of wool, eh?
2. PULL THE WOOL OVER HER EYES

Dander

1. This point should surely be raised.
2. GET HER DANDER UP

Woodchip

1. Okay, now just knock it off.
2. KNOCK THE CHIP OFF HER SHOULDER

A Fortune

1. BREAK THE COOKIE
2. Now how should you take the advice?
3. First, SHAKE SALT SHAKER
4. TAKE ADVICE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT

Neon Sign

1. First solve the headband problem...
2. In order to take the sign.
3. GIVE THE WAITRESS HER COMEUPPANCE

Riot Act

1. READ WAITRESS THE RIOT ACT

Desserts

1. You could make them the waitress's.
2. GIVE WAITRESS HER JUST DESSERTS

Olive Tree

1. BREAK OFF A BRANCH
2. OFFER AN OLIVE BRANCH TO WAITRESS

The Coals

1. The waitress could use a rake-over
2. RAKE WAITRESS OVER THE COALS

Napkin

1. Time to make your peace?
2. WAVE THE WHITE FLAG

Ceiling

1. There's no ceiling on your anger.
2. HIT THE CEILING

The Carpet

1. Consider it the waitress's calling.
2. CALL THE WAITRESS ONTO THE CARPET

Blood Caper

1. The blood requires some absorbing.
2. WIPE UP THE BLOOD WITH THE CAPE
3. Now, WAVE THE RED CAPE

Pet Peeves

1. They are both the cook's very own.
2. GET THE COOK'S GOAT. COOK HIS GOOSE

Can Can

1. First, read the label.
2. MAKE A LAUGHING STOCK OUT OF COOK

Frying Pan

1. Try going from bad to worse?
2. JUMP FROM FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE

Own Devices

1. Might be hoisted on his own petard?
2. LEAVE THE COOK TO HIS OWN DEVICES

Ox-idental

1. All depends on whose ox is gored.
2. First, SHARPEN THE AX
3. Now, GORE THE OX

Act The Part

Knock Knock

1. Just answer, WHO'S THERE
2. If the response is "Wilfred"...
3. Just answer, WILFRED WHO

Front Bottle

1. Rather a bottle in front of me...
2. ...than a frontal lobotomy.
3. With the knife, GIVE BOB A LOBOTOMY

Water Bottle

1. BLOW UP THE BOTTLE
2. When Bob leaves the room...
3. PUT BOTTLE UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION

Your Kazoo

1. It's a real humdinger.
2. Play "Stairway to Heaven" on it.
3. No such kazoo is to be found.

Cord Gloves

1. The answer is shockingly simple.
2. WEAR GLOVES THEN PICK UP THE WIRE
3. SHAKE HANDS WITH BOB

The Fly

1. What's it doing in Bob's soup?
2. THE BACKSTROKE

Lamp Shade

1. Are you just after cheap laughs?
2. Of course! WEAR THE LAMP SHADE

Match Stick

1. LOOK AT BOB - give you a hot idea?
2. LIGHT THE MATCH
3. PUT THE MATCH IN BOB'S SHOE

The Sponge

1. There's more than one sponge here.
2. Refer to Bob as a sponge.

Visit The Manor of Speaking

Old bottle

1. Find it in the medicine cabinet.
2. It's antique, nice for interiors.
3. PUT THE BOTTLE ON THE MANTEL
4. Then type, YES
5. When the Interior asks what you ....
6. ...want in return for the bottle...
7. ...type, LOUIS XIV CHAIR

Kremlin

1. This communist fears insurgency.
2. First, find the clock and the box.
3. Wind the clock. Put it in the box.
4. CLOSE BOX. GO TO KREMLIN

The Safe

1. You don't have a leg to stand on.
2. Try a chair (see Old Bottle hint).
3. Any kind of key will fit the lock.
4. UNLOCK THE SAFE WITH THE CLOCK KEY

The Chain Mail

1. It's not really your size?
2. Perhaps it's really a chain letter.
3. P.S. What chain? What letter?
4. This space left blank.

Revolution

1. You say you have a rev-o-lu-tion.
2. Something needs to be set right.
3. In the Attic, REVOLVE THE ATTIC

Shake A Tower

The Lead House

1. This'll be a real head scratcher.
2. type, HEAD LOUSE

The Gritty Pearl

1. A gritty pearl is like a melody.
2. PRETTY GIRL

The Door Girl

1. "Shine on the door."
2. DINE ON THE SHORE

A Pan of Keys

1. It's not jolly, round or green.
2. CAN OF PEAS

Gone Swimmin'

1. "Shake off your toes."
2. Consider the letters, not sounds.
3. TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES

Child Goose Waist

1. First, EXAMINE THE GOOSE
2. It's a LITTLE goose, a child.
3. GO ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE
4. Because that's...
5. ...exactly what you're doing now.
6. [There is no goose in here.]

On The Rocks

1. Look at the rocks.
2. Give the peas to the rocks.
3. Now they're fed rocks.
4. RED FOX

Queer Old Dean

1. Her Majesty would solve this.
2. DEAR OLD QUEEN

The Leopard

1. Changes his spots, gets religion.
2. LOVING SHEPHERD

An Experience

1. E.g. when Buckwheat's scared.
2. HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE

Message on Sand

1. Shepherd leads between the Rhines.
2. READ BETWEEN THE LINES

The Dishes

1. You'll notice they're not clean.
2. Try to be more "dashing".
3. Should you DASH THE WISHES?
4. No! There's none around!
5. This space left blank!

Rat and Habit Magic?

1. Nothing up my sleeve!
2. PULL THE RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT

Bonfire Riddle

1. Do something while foam burns.
2. The riddle book is useful here.
3. Try phrasing "riddle" as a verb.
4. RIDDLE WHILE FOAM BURNS

The Icicle

1. It must fall first (Bonfire hint).
2. It is now a well-boiled icicle.
3. WELL-OILED BICYCLE

Elf and Smock

1. The elf is making "tall smock".
2. Why not return the favor?
3. MAKE SMALL TALK WITH THE ELF
4. There's a lot of you in the elf.
5. OLD SELF

The Jeans

1. Jack never climbed a jean stalk.
2. BEAN STALK

The Client

1. His growth potential is big.
2. CLEAN GIANT

Squealing Mare

1. A mare squeal is low in nutrition.
2. SQUARE MEAL
3. You've met the face of hunger.
4. GIVE THE SQUARE MEAL TO THE GIRL

The Crow

1. A blushing crow never hurt anyone.
2. CRUSHING BLOW

On Cloud 673

1. Think of the top of your head.
2. First, wear the hat on the way up.
3. TAKE OFF THE HAT. GIVE IT TO GIANT
4. Now make a heavy of the giant.
5. Type LEAD HOUSE

Descend a Cloud

1. The beets problem is a sleeper.
2. BED SHEETS
3. You can tie and still be a winner.
4. TIE THE SHEETS TOGETHER
5. CLIMB DOWN THE SHEETS

Sewn To Bits

1. He "sews you to another sheet".
2. SHOW MYSELF TO ANOTHER SEAT

Giant Defeat

1. It'd be a crushing defeat, too.
2. TAKE THE BLOW. HIT GIANT WITH IT

Return the Pearl

1. First, have the GRITTY PEARL
2. Also, MAKE SMALL TALK WITH ELF
3. Now, RIDE BIKE TO CLEARING
4. UNLOCK DOOR WITH THE SHINY KEY

Meet The Mayor

The Horn

1. Notice the fraction of laws.
2. There are 9/10ths of the law.
3. POSSESSION IS NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW
4. Or, TAKE POSSESSION OF THE HORN
5. The Mayor respects boasting.
6. When he's here, TOOT YOUR OWN HORN

Laurel Bush

1. You might BEAT AROUND THE BUSH
2. TAKE A LAUREL BRANCH, and only...
3. ...after the Mayor has signed...
4. ...you can REST ON MY LAURELS

Piece of Cake

1. Life's a bowl of cherries when...
2. You read through all the hints.

A Blessing

1. It must first be concealed.
2. Retrieve the disguise from inside.
3. PUT THE BLESSING IN DISGUISE
4. Now you can take it into the house.
5. BLESS THE MAYOR

Six Pack

1. You must take it UNDERhandedly.
2. The document contains pretenses.
3. TAKE THE BEER UNDER FALSE PRETENSES

The Duck

1. It's a politician whose time is up.
2. Refer to it as a LAME DUCK

A Jar

1. When is a jar not a jar?
2. Refer to it as A DOOR

The Comb

1. It's fine teeth won't miss a thing.
2. SEARCH CLOSET WITH FINE-TOOTH COMB

Skeleton

1. Rid the Mayor of it for good.
2. FIVE THE SKELETON THE DEEP SIX

Dirty Linen

1. Such corruption needs airing out.
2. WASH THE DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC

Bathing Mayor

1. Dubbed "Baby", he's in the bathwater.
2. THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER

Mother

1. Decree after you've won his respect...
2. GIVE THE DECREE TO THE MAYOR