Quote from Bambookoala on Monday 9th September, 2019, 22:11

Have the key word [spoiler]patent[/spoiler] but unsure what to do with it.[spoiler]numerical clue we are guessing A matching with 1 and N with 7, but how does it tie in with rest of letters? Is there something significant with the number of edges for each shape ? [/spoiler] please help !

Quote from Escapager on Monday 9th September, 2019, 22:43

Yes, there is significance in what you suggest. There is also significance [spoiler]in the position of the shapes - up/down[/spoiler].

 

The wheels at the bottom of the page [spoiler]are for a later puzzle, as the comment in the margin indicates[/spoiler]

Quote from kisanna12 on Wednesday 2nd October, 2019, 11:56

Hi @bambookoala
I don't know if the above clarifies it, but essencially you need to [spoiler]shift the letters in the key word back or forward with as many as the number of sides each shape has[/spoiler]
so [spoiler]for the first letter shift P back with 3 (because of the triangle) that make and M[/spoiler]
and do the same with all to get a word 🙂