General

Question 1

How many doors (did your school have)?

Answer: (Loads of) dozens

Answer 1

Asking if someone knows Theives’ Cant

Answer: yes

Question 2

Birds/crickets are loud

Answer 2

A warning that someone is eavesdropping and/or following
Birds, they don’t know Thieve’s Cant
Crickets, they do

Question 3

Song requests

Answer 3

Asking someone if they are wanted by the law
I don’t sing, not wanted
I know a song, minor offense
I’m a singer, major offense
Ask the band, I’m not telling

Question 4

School

Answer 4

A street with many backdoors where urchins live

Question 5

Grandma was buried there

Response: I’ll pay her my respects

Answer 5

A safe house or shelter

Response: thanking someone for this

Question 6

Raven’s nest

Answer 6

A place full of valuables

Question 7

Shed

Answer 7

Barracks or other guards’ quarters

Question 8

One-way tunnel

Answer 8

An alleyway known to have frequent ambushes or provide cover for violent crimes

Question 9

Hush

Answer 9

Good ale, something that makes one tired or talk easier

Question 10

Sketchbook

Answer 10

A set of thieves’ tools, anything used to disable or set traps

Question 11

Ink pot/quill

Cursive/(chicken) scratch

Answer 11

Lock/lock pick

Hard to pick/easy to pick

Question 12

(Trippin’) dots

Answer 12

Ball bearings

Question 13

Wine

Answer 13

Healing potions or ointments

Question 14

Grease

Answer 14

(Noun) poison

(Verb) to apply poison to something

Question 15

Spice box

Answer 15

Magical trap, often fire

Question 16

Paint

Answer 16

A disguise

Question 17

Spoons (to go)

Answer 17

Concealed weapons on someone

Question 18

Slip

Answer 18

Flask of acid (melting locking mechanisms)