Here I'll use this thread to float a random idea...

On the Nautiloid, what if we could use speak with animals to talk to a pigeon (since they're flying around the bell tower right? maybe one got lost in the fray) and he says something super useful like
"Well i no longer want to play this game..." and then just flies off! Like a puzzle with no solution! heheh

Sorry, I do feel the pain sometimes too, but you know, that'd be my thought on that one