Dictātor Redit
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Rome, sixteen days after Cincinnatus left his plough. He has rescued the trapped army and defeated the enemy, and now he rides back into the city with horsemen and military standards, while girls throw flowers and a small altar smokes in thanks to the gods.
He could rule Rome for months. Instead, he has a plan of his own. Seven puzzles stand between you and his decision. Solve them all, and one last word tells you what he chose.
Crossword — victory, the city and power, in Latin from Book 2.
Anagrams — unscramble seven things done in the welcome.
Cipher — decode a message in Latin, then answer the riddle it asks.
Matching — two verbs, redit ("returns") and relinquit ("leaves behind"), in the imperfect, perfect and pluperfect.
Picture Count — reassemble the welcome, then count what you see.
Odd One Out — find the word that doesn't belong in each row to build the story, then answer questions about it.
Final Rebus — one clue from every lock. Their first letters spell the final word.
Every answer box checks itself. Spelling and capitals are forgiving, and macrons are never needed.
Fourteen words from the dictator's return. Every clue gives the English meaning; you supply the Latin. Fill the grid — every crossing letter must agree both ways. Eight cells are marked in red: once the grid is solved, their letters unscramble into one more word.
The grid is correct. Unscramble the eight red letters:
Seven things done in the welcome. Unscramble each one.
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The password was:
Redīre — to return. After just sixteen days, Cincinnatus laid down the dictatorship, which he could have held for six months, and went back to his farm and his plough. Washington did the same when he gave up command of the army in 1783.