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Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock Hints

How do I open the clock up here?

1 of 7: This one is a toughie; in fact, getting this clock all the way open is almost the last thing you'll do in the game. So let's get started.
2 of 7: Take a look at the panel. Have you seen those kinds of symbols anywhere else in the game?
3 of 7:
Say, in a newspaper article in the parlor at the Lilac Inn?
- Should I draw the symbols in this newspaper article?
4 of 7: Those are hobo symbols. Now all you need to know is what symbols go with each name --
5 of 7:
-- which you will find out when you use the radio in this room.
- How do I work the radio?
6 of 7: When you've talked to all three people on the radio, go back and look at the hobo symbols. Do you see some of those phrases in the sentences you got from the people on the radio?
7 of 7:
Click on the symbols for the phrases in the sentences you got for each person:

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