Hint for Clue 18 of "The Hunt"

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Straight-forward piglatin !

Hint for Clue 17 of "The Hunt"

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The bottom half acts as an index to the flags. i.e each flags stands for a number. The ! in the top half are delimiters, not the factorial sign. Add the numbers between !s, then convert them into alphabets.

Hint for Clue 17 of "The Hunt"

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The bottom half acts as an index to the flags. i.e each flags stands for a number. The ! in the top half are delimiters, not the factorial sign. Add the numbers between !s, then convert them into alphabets.

Hint for Clue 16 of "The Hunt"

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The answer is within the second paragraph. This para tells you what you are supposed to look for. It is a 7 letter word you are looking for. The trick is in the pronunciation of some of the words.

Hint for Clue 15 of "The Hunt"

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10-digit number. What could it stand for? Check the hints on the previous clues.

Hint for Clue 14 of "The Hunt"

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No clues needed. Google!

Hint for Clue 13 of "The Hunt"

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You have to form 13 letter words. Easiest way is to finish the words starting with u and then proceed with the rest. Note down (or take a printout and strike-out) the letters you use, it will make your task much easier.

Hint for Clue 12 of "The Hunt"

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You have to get a 8-digit number. Clues: Number of animals, appearance in dictionary, dolphins.

Hint for Clue 11 of "The Hunt"

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Each of the lines are the electron configurations of the elements. The Electron configurations of all electrons can be obtained at the link http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa013103a.htm. Find the names of the elements and the rest, you know!