How do I get into the cottage?
Remember where people sometimes hide the key.
Examine letter box, pull string, unlock door with key.
Where is the witch's magic room?
Have a close look at the skull.
Turn the skull.
What use is the book?
Read it and see.
You'll find the list of ingredients you need - almost!
How can I get lark's vomit?
Break bread and throw crumbs in the clearing...
...Now find the lark's nest.
Where is there a death cap?
Find the elm trees.
Examine trees, then examine fungus.
Can't find a toad?
Go down the well.
To get back out, drop the beam.
How can I get into the tomb?
Examine it to see the poison ivy.
Burn the ivy - throw jug at ivy and light the oil.
Something kills me in the darkness!
Did you look in the bucket?
Open the can.
To find a bat:
Push the rock on the cliff.
Nothing happened? Do it five times until something does!
How can I catch a bat?
Make a noise.
Open the bottle, wait then get bat.
Everything's in the cauldron but nothing's happened!
You need one more ingredient.
Put the spider in it.
How do I get the spider?
Get newspaper from under the stairs, open and read it.
Throw the newspaper at the web.
How do I finish?
Go outside the cottage and wait for the witch.
Follow her in, give her the lichen - that's it!
Short of points?
Get the fish (from coffin, U, E, E, N, E, NE), get corncrakes...
... put body in coffin (examine undergrowth to find it).