On the Subject of Factory Code

A product’s production line can be long and complex; thank goodness for measures of quality control!

Using different parts of the bomb to figure out which group it was manufactured in, the characters needed to defuse the module can be found.

1. Find the bomb’s serial number
   • From the bomb’s serial number, note the first letter.
2. Note the illuminated LEDs on the module.
   • Using binary the LEDs indicate which letter of the defusal code (first, second, etc.) is the same as the first letter of the serial number. This letter will appear only once in the defusal code.

Character Number	LEDs Displayed (Off is shown with ⚪)
1	⚪⚪⚫
2	⚪⚫⚪
3	⚪⚫⚫
4	⚫⚪⚪
5	⚫⚪⚫

3. Find the module’s clue stamp
   • The defusal code contains some or all the letters in the stamp. The letters will only be shown once regardless of how many times they appear in the defusal code. Enter the defusal code without the first letter of the serial number to defuse the module. All possible defusal codes secured by the manufacturers are below.

ABOUT	ABOVE	ABUSE	ACTOR	ACUTE	ADMIT	ADOPT	ADULT
AFTER	AGAIN	AGENT	AGREE	AHEAD	ALARM	ALBUM	ALERT
ALIKE	ALIVE	ALLOW	ALONE	ALONG	ALTER	AMONG	ANGER
ANGLE	ANGRY	APART	APPLE	APPLY	ARENA	ARGUE	ARISE
ARRAY	ASIDE	ASSET	AUDIO	AUDIT	AVOID	AWARD	AWARE
BADLY	BAKER	BASES	BASIC	BASIS	BEACH	BEGAN	BEGIN

BEGUN	BEING	BELOW	BENCH	BILLY	BIRTH	BLACK	BLAME
BLIND	BLOCK	BLOOD	BOARD	BOOST	BOOTH	BOUND	BRAIN
BRAND	BREAD	BREAK	BREED	BRIEF	BRING	BROAD	BROKE
BROWN	BUILD	BUILT	BUYER	CABLE	CALIF	CARRY	CATCH
CAUSE	CHAIN	CHAIR	CHART	CHASE	CHEAP	CHECK	CHEST
CHIEF	CHILD	CHINA	CHOSE	CIVIL	CLAIM	CLASS	CLEAN
CLEAR	CLICK	CLOCK	CLOSE	COACH	COAST	COULD	COUNT
COURT	COVER	CRAFT	CRASH	CREAM	CRIME	CROSS	CROWD
CROWN	CURVE	CYCLE	DAILY	DANCE	DATED	DEALT	DEATH
DEBUT	DELAY	DEPTH	DOING	DOUBT	DOZEN	DRAFT	DRAMA
DRAWN	DREAM	DRESS	DRILL	DRINK	DRIVE	DROVE	DYING
EAGER	EARLY	EARTH	EIGHT	ELITE	EMPTY	ENEMY	ENJOY
ENTER	ENTRY	EQUAL	ERROR	EVENT	EVERY	EXACT	EXIST
EXTRA	FAITH	FALSE	FAULT	FIBER	FIELD	FIFTH	FIFTY
FIGHT	FINAL	FIRST	FIXED	FLASH	FLEET	FLOOR	FLUID
FOCUS	FORCE	FORTH	FORTY	FORUM	FOUND	FRAME	FRANK
FRAUD	FRESH	FRONT	FRUIT	FULLY	FUNNY	GIANT	GIVEN
GLASS	GLOBE	GOING	GRACE	GRADE	GRAND	GRANT	GRASS
GREAT	GREEN	GROSS	GROUP	GROWN	GUARD	GUESS	GUEST
GUIDE	HAPPY	HARRY	HEART	HEAVY	HENCE	HENRY	HORSE
HOTEL	HOUSE	HUMAN	IDEAL	IMAGE	INDEX	INNER	INPUT
ISSUE	ITALY	JAPAN	JIMMY	JOINT	JONES	JUDGE	KNOWN
LABEL	LARGE	LASER	LATER	LAUGH	LAYER	LEARN	LEASE
LEAST	LEAVE	LEGAL	LEVEL	LEWIS	LIGHT	LIMIT	LINKS
LIVES	LOCAL	LOGIC	LOOSE	LOWER	LUCKY	LUNCH	LYING
MAGIC	MAJOR	MAKER	MARCH	MARIA	MATCH	MAYBE	MAYOR
MEANT	MEDIA	METAL	MIGHT	MINOR	MINUS	MIXED	MODEL
MONEY	MONTH	MORAL	MOTOR	MOUNT	MOUSE	MOUTH	MOVIE
MUSIC	NEEDS	NEVER	NEWLY	NIGHT	NOISE	NORTH	NOTED
NOVEL	NURSE	OCCUR	OCEAN	OFFER	OFTEN	ORDER	OTHER

OUGHT	PAINT	PANEL	PAPER	PARTY	PEACE	PETER	PHASE
PHONE	PHOTO	PIECE	PILOT	PITCH	PLACE	PLAIN	PLANE
PLANT	PLATE	POINT	POUND	POWER	PRESS	PRICE	PRIDE
PRIME	PRINT	PRIOR	PRIZE	PROOF	PROUD	PROVE	QUEEN
QUICK	QUIET	QUITE	RADIO	RAISE	RANGE	RAPID	RATIO
REACH	READY	REFER	RIGHT	RIVAL	RIVER	ROBIN	ROGER
ROMAN	ROSSI	ROUGH	ROUND	ROUTE	ROYAL	RURAL	SCALE
SCENE	SCOPE	SCORE	SENSE	SERVE	SEVEN	SHALL	SHAPE
SHARE	SHARP	SHEET	SHELF	SHELL	SHIFT	SHIRT	SHOCK
SHOOT	SHORT	SHOWN	SIGHT	SINCE	SIXTH	SIXTY	SIZED
SKILL	SLEEP	SLIDE	SMALL	SMART	SMILE	SMITH	SMOKE
SOLID	SOLVE	SORRY	SOUND	SOUTH	SPACE	SPARE	SPEAK
SPEED	SPEND	SPENT	SPLIT	SPOKE	SPORT	STAFF	STAGE
STAKE	STAND	START	STATE	STEAM	STEEL	STICK	STILL
STOCK	STONE	STOOD	STORE	STORM	STORY	STRIP	STUCK
STUDY	STUFF	STYLE	SUGAR	SUITE	SUPER	SWEET	TABLE
TAKEN	TASTE	TAXES	TEACH	TEETH	TERRY	TEXAS	THANK
THEFT	THEIR	THEME	THERE	THESE	THICK	THING	THINK
THIRD	THOSE	THREE	THREW	THROW	TIGHT	TIMES	TIRED
TITLE	TODAY	TOPIC	TOTAL	TOUCH	TOUGH	TOWER	TRACK
TRADE	TRAIN	TREAT	TREND	TRIAL	TRIED	TRIES	TRUCK
TRULY	TRUST	TRUTH	TWICE	UNDER	UNDUE	UNION	UNITY
UNTIL	UPPER	UPSET	URBAN	USAGE	USUAL	VALID	VALUE
VIDEO	VIRUS	VISIT	VITAL	VOICE	WALES	WASTE	WATCH
WATER	WHEEL	WHERE	WHICH	WHILE	WHITE	WHOLE	WHOSE
WOMAN	WOMEN	WORLD	WORRY	WORSE	WORST	WORTH	WOULD
WOUND	WRITE	WRONG	WROTE	YIELD	YOUNG	YOUTH	ZEBRA