Portraits and quotes - Clue Twenty Four

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_{A note from @Mithrandir: I have given explicit permission for @Randal'Thor to post this, and gave him the answer to encode. If you want to post one, ping @Mithrandir in chat and we'll talk.}

[redacted], you say, and instantly a panel slides aside in the wall in front of you to reveal a new puzzle.

Feeling buzzed after your quick solution of the last clue, but also worried that the next one will be devilishly hard, you approach the wall and stare at it in bewilderment. All you see are four images:

Warning:

keep your mind out of the gutter.

_{Next clue--->}

Disclaimer: I haven't hijacked Mithrandir's "Clue" series; he gave me the desired final solution in private and I constructed a puzzle around it. — Rand al'Thor, Jan 10 '17 at 13:16

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 15 '17 at 19:47

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The cipher used is

Sharky's implementation of a Vigenere to encode textual Morse

First cipher:

Key: Vera
Vigenere: POINTLINE
Morse: A

Second cipher:

Key: succulent (this is a cryptic: def. delicious, "suck you audibly" = succu, "fast" = Lent)
Vigenere: DOTDASHDOTDOT
Morse: L

Third cipher:

Key: Abdul
Vigenere: THREEHYPHENS
Morse: O

Fourth cipher:

Key: Aioli (another cryptic: saucy = definition; mAId + hOLe + I)
Vigenere: DEEOHTEA (D-O-T)
Morse: E

Now we've got the answer

ALOE (ha! Vera and succulent were even references to this answer)

edited Jan 15 '17 at 19:47

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"Sharky's implementation of a Vigenere" - isn't it just standard Vigenere (P+V=L, O+E=T, etc.)? – Rand al'Thor Jan 10 '17 at 14:59
Also, how did you get the key for the second cipher? – Rand al'Thor Jan 10 '17 at 15:00
@randal'thor I tried using SUCK as a key, noticed the first three letters came out as DOT and worked it from there. – Will Jan 10 '17 at 15:01
I can't accept this unless it includes proper explanations for the 2nd and 4th keys :-) – Rand al'Thor Jan 10 '17 at 15:03
@Will Solve it as a cryptic clue. I believe it fits somewhat.(Can't figure out the last few words) – Sid Jan 10 '17 at 15:04
Ha! This is almost Mithrandiresque with its blow-up encryption. Or was that a requirement for the puzzle? – M Oehm Jan 10 '17 at 15:07

Portraits and quotes - Clue Twenty Four

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