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By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 30, 2007 10:34 pm EST

Update: The puzzle has been solved, click here for the solution. The candle has burned out, the two-face Jack-o-lantern has finished rotting, and now the Dark Knight viral website WhySoSerious.com has a new game for Batman fans to play. The Joker has left the following letter up:

There are 49 clues for 21 cities around the United States. I’ve compiled all the clues together so that people in each of these cities can have quick and easy access to them. As of 1:30am eastern time on Halloween morning, there is no way to “send photos of what you find.” I’m guessing that some input device will be unlocked once “daylight” hits. I’m assume that each location will feature a letter, and put all together, a message will appear. I could be wrong. Update: The puzzle has been solved, click here for the solution. Albuquerque, NM: 1, 2 Atlanta, GA: 1, 2, 3 Austin, TX: 1, 2, 3 Boston, MA: 1, 2, 3 Chicago, IL: 1, 2, 3 Cleveland, OH: 1, 2 Columbus, OH: 1, 2 Denver, CO: 1, 2, 3 Detroit, MI: 1, 2

Las Vegas, NV: 1 Los Angeles, CA: 1 Miami, FL: 1, 2, 3 Minneapolis, MN: 1, 2, 3 New York City, NY: 1, 2, 3 Phoenix, AZ: 1, 2 Pittsburgh, PA: 1, 2 Portland, OR: 1Raleigh, NC: 1, 2San Francisco, CA: 1, 2, 3Washington, D.C.: 1, 2, 3Seattle, WA: 1, 2 Let the games begin. Albuquerque At the signpost at the entrance of San Luis Plaza on Romero Street, you’ll see a staircase to the left. Go to the top of the first landing to see what’s been wrought. Albuquerque On San Felipe betwee Church and Charlevoix, go to the sign post for Patio Escondido. Follow the path to the back to find a chapel. To the righ of the door you will see your prize. Atlanta Spring St NW between Waltin and Poplar. In front of the 107 door. Atlanta On Peachtree between Ellis and Andres Young, this glass target will Tower above you, even though it’s lowercase. Atlanta Start at the fountain at the north end of Woodruff Park, then head northwest from its very center. Just before you hit the stree, you’ll see your mark cir- cling above Downtown. Austin At Congress & 6th is the Littlefield Buidling Clock. Go east on 6th, past a compass rose in the sidewalk. You’ll come to a street corner with a set of stairs, and there, above a stained glass door, you’ll find a

gold gilt goodie. Austin Near Riverside & Barton Springs is a car wash with a mural. Go there, the find a nearby manhole that says SEWAR, stand on it and scan the skyline. I’d like to buy a vowel. Austin Start at the Market at 6th & Lamar. Find the Amtrak sign by the tracks. Walk west along the tracks to the second light pole and peer through the trees until you see red. Boston In front of Old City Hall, look for what lies between the quaver and the mus. Boston Stand on the west corner of Atlantic Ave. & Summer St. Look across Atlantic above the three blue senti- nels. Boston Where Winter meets Tremont, you’ll find a sign pointing to Locke Ober. Go the opposite direction a few steps, until you find a dog’s best friend or two. You want red, not green. Chicago Pizza in Chicago. Start at Uno (Wabash) and count yo Due. Cactus to your back, chili pepper in front, start walking. Stop at the manhole cover that says COMCAST and findthe door that has a 9 over it. It’s not difficult to see what you need from where you’re standing. Chicago Start at Pizzeria Due at Ontario and Wabash and head towards the street named for the Buckeye state. When you see the North Bridge at your feet, look across the street. Inset in the sidewalk are white

squares made of two triangles. Count fourteen white squares and stand on the 14th. Scan. No, you’re not going through the looking glass. Chicago Start at the corner of Wabash & Jerusalem 3000. Look for the clock. At the clock head in the direc- tion of the El. You’ll get to a place named for a train-not an aboveground train-next to the parking garage en- trance. Across the entrance on the other side, you’ll find what you seek in the lime green circle. Cleveland Start where 5 streets come together under the lizards’s winking eye and the ghosts of ‘54 mutter “wat for next year” like they do every fall. That “leaves” east and if you’re right they’ll be underfoot, stone leaves in a triangular park. Keep walk- ing, boys and girls. At the third awning (the first one, just past the last of the leaves, mentions a great lake) you’ll find your gilt gift above the door. Cleveland Where five streets come together under the lizard’s winking eye, you can hear the crack of the bat and the roar of the crowd. Well, you could if the Tribe hadn’t choked. Head west on the street named for a great lake. Stick to the south side of the street, and when you see 5 newspaper boxes, stop. Across the street is a doorway identified by a stone

shield yielding your reward. Columbus With Wexner Center to your back, stand on the OSU Seal. Walk forward to the place where 13 paths meet. Take the 11:00 path. At the end of the spoke, look for the big rock. There, you’ll see a door, with three steps up, a landing, and one more. Don’t use the handles, just look. Columbus At the Statehouse, honor the Spanish American war near the steps. Not far away you will see the broad back of our 21st. Look for the mists of ages. There you’ll find an empty urn. Standing at the urn, you can see a clock. And above the clock, a treasure in the sky. DC Start at the spinning horses on The Mall. Head northeast to the home of the non-moving objects. Inside its confines, you’ll find granite seating for six. Any seat will do. DC Independence Ave. & 6th St. SW. Go in, turn left and go down into the missile pit. Do as the Romans do, and identify the first of four fins on the Jupiter-C. DC Dial in what you need below Lat. 38Â°53’N"Long. 77Â°01’W"at Lat. 38Â°53'18"N Long. 77Â°01'33"W. Denver In an alley between Champa and Curtis just off of 15th street, you’ll see a lovely fellow pointing to a door. Don’t go in or knock, just look. Denver Standing on Champa under a giant question mark,

look towards the “Old West” past 16th street. Keep your chin up. Denver Exit the Barclay Towers towards the cheesy cake. Walk 8 steps out, turn 90 degrees left and walk 10 steps forward. Look down and you’ll find the veined one. Detroit Stand under the People Mover at Library & Farmer, and look away! Look away! Look away! From pup- petland. Detroit At Rogell & Burton are some blue spinners. Just one will do. Las Vegas Escape the Strip by heading East on Tropicana until you decide to take a rest at the Loose Caboose Saloon. Floor your friends by finding the puzzle piece in a star. Miami Hurricanes as a National Pastime? Peek above the fence on San Amaro to see the score. Miami Starting at the southwest corner of SE 1st St. & SE 1st Ave., head south. Between the 1st and 2nd columns you pass, you’ll see your target between the waxing and the body. Miami on the east sidewalk of Biscayne Blvd. at NE 1st St., walk north a few yards to where the gray line gets large. Now look out toward the bay at the monolithic reward. Minneapolis At the old Pillsbury building, that stands near the bank of the Mississippi, follow the “lower trail” right to your goal. Minneapolis At the corner of 2nd Ave S. & 5th Street, look for

the silver-circled prize on marble. Minneapolis Unde the giant red orb with a name that is befit- ting, at the corner of Hennepin & 9th. New York Stand on the 16-pointed star at 57th & Lexington. Cast your eyes to the skies, but don’t be afraid to lie if you have to. New York Walk NE on 6th from 47th-50th Streets – Rockefeller Station. Stand on the bronze plaque for 1230 and lookk up between two buildings across the street to see the wonder in the distance. New York Stand on the south corner of E. 54th & Lexington. What you need is above The Shops at Citigroup Center. Phoenix In front of South Point High you’ll see your target encircled and under bars. Phoenix Go to Van Buren at Central and stand with the Chase Center sign directory behind you. You’ll be starin straight at your goal. Pittsburgh Head to Grandview & Oneida. Take the 50Â¢ tour, if you’re so inclined. Find the drive gear and look straight up from the 22, as long as it’s not spinning. Pittsburgh Where Liberty meets Wood. Stand on the very tip of the west corner and face away from the street to see what suits you. Portland If you have too many Bacon Maple Bars, you might have trouble fitting into some of the eclectic num- bers on display nearby.

Lured by the shimmer of bronze and gold, your goal is circled. Raleigh Starting at the State Capitol and walking due south, it won’t be difficult to spy with your pretty little eye a glass door marked with your goal. Stay fo- cused, and all will become clear. Raleigh At Fayetteville and Davie streets, walk south from where Sir Walter sleeps, and have a seat on one of the benches in the mall. Above you, you will see what you need, wreathed liked Caesar. San Francisco Start in front of the Union Pacific club. Head east across the street, then head south, across that street. Go 48 paces east, turn right, and look down. Are you being watched? San Francisco Powell & O’Farrell. Keep a lid on it. San Francisco Find the “Heart” of Union Square. Turn west and look up-WAY up. You’l have lots to choose from. Seattle If you’re seeing double after having a few pints at Jabu’s, there is a handy eye exam just up the street. Look for the red wall. Seattle At Stevens and I-5, there is a veritable over-achiever here, sitting atop his tower, green and hard-to-miss, especially during rush hour.

WhySoSerious.com

By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 30, 2007 10:34 pm EST

The candle has burned out, the two-face Jack-o-lantern has finished rotting, and now the Dark Knight viral website WhySoSerious.com has a new game for Batman fans to play. The Joker has left the following letter up:

Update: The puzzle has been solved, click here for the solution.

Albuquerque, NM: 1, 2

Atlanta, GA: 1, 2, 3

Austin, TX: 1, 2, 3

Boston, MA: 1, 2, 3

Chicago, IL: 1, 2, 3

Cleveland, OH: 1, 2

Columbus, OH: 1, 2

Denver, CO: 1, 2, 3

Detroit, MI: 1, 2

Las Vegas, NV: 1

Los Angeles, CA: 1

Miami, FL: 1, 2, 3

Minneapolis, MN: 1, 2, 3

New York City, NY: 1, 2, 3

Phoenix, AZ: 1, 2

Pittsburgh, PA: 1, 2

Portland, OR: 1Raleigh, NC: 1, 2San Francisco, CA: 1, 2, 3Washington, D.C.: 1, 2, 3Seattle, WA: 1, 2

Let the games begin.

Albuquerque

At the signpost at the entrance of San Luis Plaza on

Romero Street, you’ll see a staircase to the left.

Go to the top of the first landing to see what’s been

wrought.

On San Felipe betwee Church and Charlevoix, go to

the sign post for Patio Escondido. Follow the path to

the back to find a chapel. To the righ of the door

you will see your prize.

Atlanta

Spring St NW between Waltin and Poplar. In front of

the 107 door.

On Peachtree between Ellis and Andres Young, this

glass target will Tower above you, even though it’s

lowercase.

Start at the fountain at the north end of Woodruff

Park, then head northwest from its very center. Just

before you hit the stree, you’ll see your mark cir-

cling above Downtown.

Austin

At Congress & 6th is the Littlefield Buidling Clock.

Go east on 6th, past a compass rose in the sidewalk.

You’ll come to a street corner with a set of stairs,

and there, above a stained glass door, you’ll find a

gold gilt goodie.

Near Riverside & Barton Springs is a car wash with a

mural. Go there, the find a nearby manhole that

says SEWAR, stand on it and scan the skyline. I’d

like to buy a vowel.

Start at the Market at 6th & Lamar. Find the Amtrak

sign by the tracks. Walk west along the tracks to

the second light pole and peer through the trees

until you see red.

Boston

In front of Old City Hall, look for what lies between

the quaver and the mus.

Stand on the west corner of Atlantic Ave. & Summer

St. Look across Atlantic above the three blue senti-

nels.

Where Winter meets Tremont, you’ll find a sign

pointing to Locke Ober. Go the opposite direction a

few steps, until you find a dog’s best friend or two.

You want red, not green.

Chicago

Pizza in Chicago. Start at Uno (Wabash) and count yo

Due. Cactus to your back, chili pepper in front,

start walking. Stop at the manhole cover that says

COMCAST and findthe door that has a 9 over it. It’s

not difficult to see what you need from where you’re

standing.

Start at Pizzeria Due at Ontario and Wabash and

head towards the street named for the Buckeye state.

When you see the North Bridge at your feet, look

across the street. Inset in the sidewalk are white

squares made of two triangles. Count fourteen white

squares and stand on the 14th. Scan. No, you’re not

going through the looking glass.

Start at the corner of Wabash & Jerusalem 3000.

Look for the clock. At the clock head in the direc-

tion of the El.

You’ll get to a place named for a train-not an

aboveground train-next to the parking garage en-

trance. Across the entrance on the other side, you’ll

find what you seek in the lime green circle.

Cleveland

Start where 5 streets come together under the lizards’s

winking eye and the ghosts of ‘54 mutter “wat for next

year” like they do every fall.

That “leaves” east and if you’re right they’ll be

underfoot, stone leaves in a triangular park. Keep walk-

ing, boys and girls.

At the third awning (the first one, just past the last of

the leaves, mentions a great lake) you’ll find your gilt

gift above the door.

Where five streets come together under the

lizard’s winking eye, you can hear the crack of the

bat and the roar of the crowd.

Well, you could if the Tribe hadn’t choked. Head

west on the street named for a great lake. Stick to

the south side of the street, and when you see 5

newspaper boxes, stop.

Across the street is a doorway identified by a stone

shield yielding your reward.

Columbus

With Wexner Center to your back, stand on the OSU

Seal. Walk forward to the place where 13 paths meet.

Take the 11:00 path. At the end of the spoke, look for

the big rock. There, you’ll see a door, with three

steps up, a landing, and one more. Don’t use the

handles, just look.

At the Statehouse, honor the Spanish American war

near the steps. Not far away you will see the broad

back of our 21st. Look for the mists of ages. There

you’ll find an empty urn. Standing at the urn, you

can see a clock. And above the clock, a treasure in

the sky.

Start at the spinning horses on The Mall. Head

northeast to the home of the non-moving objects.

Inside its confines, you’ll find granite seating for

six. Any seat will do.

Independence Ave. & 6th St. SW. Go in, turn left and

go down into the missile pit. Do as the Romans do,

and identify the first of four fins on the Jupiter-C.

Dial in what you need below Lat. 38Â°53’N"Long.

77Â°01’W"at Lat. 38Â°53'18"N Long. 77Â°01'33"W.

Denver

In an alley between Champa and Curtis just off of

15th street, you’ll see a lovely fellow pointing to a

door. Don’t go in or knock, just look.

Standing on Champa under a giant question mark,

look towards the “Old West” past 16th street. Keep

your chin up.

Exit the Barclay Towers towards the cheesy cake.

Walk 8 steps out, turn 90 degrees left and walk 10

steps forward. Look down and you’ll find the veined

one.

Detroit

Stand under the People Mover at Library & Farmer,

and look away! Look away! Look away! From pup-

petland.

At Rogell & Burton are some blue spinners.

Just one will do.

Las Vegas

Escape the Strip by heading East on Tropicana until

you decide to take a rest at the Loose Caboose Saloon.

Floor your friends by finding the puzzle piece in a

star.

Miami

Hurricanes as a National Pastime? Peek above the

fence on San Amaro to see the score.

Starting at the southwest corner of SE 1st St. & SE

1st Ave., head south. Between the 1st and 2nd columns

you pass, you’ll see your target between the waxing

and the body.

on the east sidewalk of Biscayne Blvd. at NE 1st St., walk

north a few yards to where the gray line gets large. Now

look out toward the bay at the monolithic reward.

Minneapolis

At the old Pillsbury building, that stands near the

bank of the Mississippi, follow the “lower trail”

right to your goal.

At the corner of 2nd Ave S. & 5th Street, look for

the silver-circled prize on marble.

Unde the giant red orb with a name that is befit-

ting, at the corner of Hennepin & 9th.

New York

Stand on the 16-pointed star at 57th & Lexington.

Cast your eyes to the skies, but don’t be afraid to

lie if you have to.

Walk NE on 6th from 47th-50th Streets – Rockefeller

Station. Stand on the bronze plaque for 1230 and

lookk up between two buildings across the street to

see the wonder in the distance.

Stand on the south corner of E. 54th & Lexington.

What you need is above The Shops at Citigroup

Center.

Phoenix

In front of South Point High you’ll see your target

encircled and under bars.

Go to Van Buren at Central and stand with the Chase

Center sign directory behind you. You’ll be starin

straight at your goal.

Pittsburgh

Head to Grandview & Oneida.

Take the 50Â¢ tour, if you’re so inclined.

Find the drive gear and look straight up from the

22, as long as it’s not spinning.

Where Liberty meets Wood. Stand on the very tip of

the west corner and face away from the street to see

what suits you.

Portland

If you have too many Bacon Maple Bars, you might

have trouble fitting into some of the eclectic num-

bers on display nearby.

Lured by the shimmer of bronze and gold, your goal

is circled.

Raleigh

Starting at the State Capitol and walking due south,

it won’t be difficult to spy with your pretty little

eye a glass door marked with your goal. Stay fo-

cused, and all will become clear.

At Fayetteville and Davie streets, walk south from

where Sir Walter sleeps, and have a seat on one of

the benches in the mall.

Above you, you will see what you need, wreathed liked

Caesar.

San Francisco

Start in front of the Union Pacific club. Head east

across the street, then head south, across that street.

Go 48 paces east, turn right, and look down. Are you

being watched?

Powell & O’Farrell. Keep a lid on it.

Find the “Heart” of Union Square. Turn west and

look up-WAY up. You’l have lots to choose from.

Seattle

If you’re seeing double after having a few pints at

Jabu’s, there is a handy eye exam just up the street.

Look for the red wall.

At Stevens and I-5, there is a veritable over-achiever here, sitting atop his tower, green and hard-to-miss, especially during rush hour.