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Breadcrumbs for the brain, scattered by mystery and gathered by patience.
means Pieces of evidence or hints that guide you toward solving a puzzle, crime, or question.
from From 'clew,' a ball of thread — the very one Theseus unwound to escape the Minotaur's maze, so a clue literally leads you out of confusion.
Greek rootsTheseus's thread is the original literal clue.
Spelling shift'Clew' became 'clue' around the 1600s.
Board gameCluedo's 'do' means 'I play' in Latin.