diff --git a/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s b/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s
index 2f61383a..e06c70d6 100644
--- a/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s
+++ b/mist/clock_bridge_puzzle.s
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 draw_clock_face:
 
-
 	lda	CLOCK_HOUR
 	asl
 	tay
@@ -34,11 +33,65 @@ draw_clock_face:
 	sta	YPOS
 	jsr	put_sprite_crop
 
+	rts
+
+
+;======================
+; clock puzzle
+
+clock_puzzle:
+	lda	CURSOR_X
+	cmp	#19
+	bcc	clock_puzzle_hours		; blt
+
+	cmp	#24
+	bcc	clock_puzzle_minutes		; blt
+	bcs	clock_puzzle_button		; bge
+
+clock_puzzle_hours:
+	inc	CLOCK_HOUR
+	lda	CLOCK_HOUR
+	cmp	#12
+	bne	clock_puzzle_done
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	CLOCK_HOUR
+	beq	clock_puzzle_done
+
+clock_puzzle_minutes:
+	inc	CLOCK_MINUTE
+	lda	CLOCK_MINUTE
+	cmp	#12
+	bne	clock_puzzle_done
+
+	lda	#0
+	sta	CLOCK_MINUTE
+	beq	clock_puzzle_done
+
+clock_puzzle_button:
+
+	lda	CLOCK_MINUTE
+	cmp	#8
+	bne	bridge_down
+
+	lda	CLOCK_HOUR
+	cmp	#2
+	bne	bridge_down
+
+	lda	#1
+	jmp	bridge_adjust
+
+bridge_down:
+	lda	#0
+
+bridge_adjust:
+	sta	CLOCK_BRIDGE
+
+	bit	$C030		; click speaker
+
+clock_puzzle_done:
 
 	rts
 
 
-
-
-
 .include "clock_sprites.inc"
diff --git a/mist/clock_sprites.inc b/mist/clock_sprites.inc
index 658a5db4..215279f0 100644
--- a/mist/clock_sprites.inc
+++ b/mist/clock_sprites.inc
@@ -1,48 +1,18 @@
 
 clock_hour_sprites:
-	.word hour12_sprite,hour1_sprite,hour2_sprite,hour3_sprite
-	.word hour12_sprite,hour1_sprite,hour2_sprite,hour3_sprite
-	.word hour12_sprite,hour1_sprite,hour2_sprite,hour3_sprite
+	.word hour12_sprite, hour1_sprite, hour2_sprite
+	.word  hour3_sprite, hour4_sprite, hour5_sprite
+	.word  hour6_sprite, hour7_sprite, hour8_sprite
+	.word  hour9_sprite,hour10_sprite,hour11_sprite
 clock_minute_sprites:
-	.word minute12_sprite,minute1_sprite,minute2_sprite,minute3_sprite
-	.word minute12_sprite,minute1_sprite,minute2_sprite,minute3_sprite
-	.word minute12_sprite,minute1_sprite,minute2_sprite,minute3_sprite
+	.word minute12_sprite, minute1_sprite, minute2_sprite
+	.word  minute3_sprite, minute4_sprite, minute5_sprite
+	.word  minute6_sprite, minute7_sprite, minute8_sprite
+	.word  minute9_sprite,minute10_sprite,minute11_sprite
 	
-hour12_sprite:
-	.byte 3,5
-	.byte $fd,$0d,$fd
-	.byte $ff,$00,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$00,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-
-hour1_sprite:
-	.byte 3,5
-	.byte $fd,$fd,$0d
-	.byte $ff,$0f,$f0
-	.byte $ff,$00,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-
-hour2_sprite:
-	.byte 3,5
-	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$0f
-	.byte $ff,$00,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-
-hour3_sprite:
-	.byte 3,5
-	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$0f,$0f
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
-
 minute12_sprite:
 	.byte 3,5
-	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
@@ -50,7 +20,7 @@ minute12_sprite:
 
 minute1_sprite:
 	.byte 3,5
-	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$0a
 	.byte $aa,$0a,$a0
 	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
@@ -59,7 +29,7 @@ minute1_sprite:
 minute2_sprite:
 	.byte 3,5
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
-	.byte $aa,$aa,$5a
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$0a
 	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
@@ -68,8 +38,170 @@ minute3_sprite:
 	.byte 3,5
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
-	.byte $aa,$0a,$5a
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$0a
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+
+minute4_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$00
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+
+minute5_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$00
+
+minute6_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
+
+minute7_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
+	.byte $00,$aa,$aa
+
+minute8_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$aa
+	.byte $00,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+
+minute9_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $0a,$0a,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+
+minute10_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $0a,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
+
+minute11_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $00,$aa,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$0a,$aa
+	.byte $aa,$00,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
 	.byte $aa,$aa,$aa
 
 
+
+hour12_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour1_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$f5
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour2_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$5f
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour3_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$5f
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour4_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$55
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour5_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$f5
+
+hour6_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$f5,$ff
+
+
+hour7_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $f5,$ff,$ff
+
+hour8_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$ff
+	.byte $55,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour9_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $5f,$5f,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour10_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $fd,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $5f,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
+hour11_sprite:
+	.byte 3,5
+	.byte $5d,$fd,$fd
+	.byte $ff,$5f,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$55,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+	.byte $ff,$ff,$ff
+
diff --git a/mist/leveldata_island.inc b/mist/leveldata_island.inc
index 8903fa4d..7a519391 100644
--- a/mist/leveldata_island.inc
+++ b/mist/leveldata_island.inc
@@ -508,7 +508,10 @@ location25:
 	.word	$0000			; east bg
 	.word	$0000			; west bg
 	.byte	BG_SOUTH
-	.byte	$ff		; special exit
+	.byte	DIRECTION_S	; special exit
+	.byte	12,30		; special x
+	.byte	38,48		; special y
+	.word	clock_puzzle-1	; special function
 
 ; clock island
 location26:
diff --git a/mist/mist.s b/mist/mist.s
index 5632bdd3..b09e9e39 100644
--- a/mist/mist.s
+++ b/mist/mist.s
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ game_loop:
 
 	jsr	gr_copy_to_current
 
+	;====================================
+	; handle special-case forground logic
+	;====================================
+
+	lda	LOCATION
+	cmp	#25	; clock puzzle
+	bne	nothing_special
+
+	jsr	draw_clock_face
+
+
+
+nothing_special:
 	;====================================
 	; draw pointer
 	;====================================