Palimpsest solution

Tuesday 13 October 2026

This page gives the day away: the sentence, the answer, the bonus round and the wildcard. It is a record of a finished puzzle, not a place to play one. Today’s puzzle is here.

The line

The whale is doubtless the largest animal in creation.

Melville, Moby Dick

The answer

Melville's whole book, hiding inside one of its own quotations.

the whale is a tale

Bonus round

Theme: Animals

Wildcard

No word of a wildcard answer hides inside a single word of the line, and no clue is given.

white sheet

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