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This bird is so popular, many countries around the world share a name with it
There's a bird, it's very popular.
Several IRL Earth countries (more than 2) around the world share a name with the same bird, although the relation between the country name and the bird is not ...
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Aquatic Giants – Heyawake / Marching Bands
This is part 52 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
“One, two, three, four, five, I love marine wildlife.” – unknown
Dear Puzzling,
The grid on the ...
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Blunt Talk, Shrubby Barquentine
Clues:
I stand in the East, facing West in all directions
A day’s sail, just across the line
Unlucky year, a ship ran aground...
A different world, different age
Set the stage, elemental alias...
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A Trivial Pursuit #13 (Geography 3/4): Things Fall Apart
This is part 13 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
Identify the 26 words clued by the images below, then ...
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Flow3rs fDr Charlie
Clues: [4 contextual images]
Instructions: Name that serial killer
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Riddle - "A king of pain..."
A king of pain, "Conquer!" he compelled,
A land whose name is most commonly misspelled.
People quite oriented,
A change was fated.
The rising sun was fought,
Freedom then bought.
What am I?
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Objects that are countries or nationalities (#2)
A follow-up to Dmitry Kamenetsky's Objects that are countries or nationalities.
Can you figure out what these countries and nationalities are based on the clues?
Country
Clue
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nuts
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punched paper
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North below south
Mere me,
Cast second I,
Beg or bay,
Till softly I,
Leave with a coat on me.
Hint 1: Title knowledge
Hint 2: English geographical titbit
Hint 3: Bear in mind that what
Hint 4: I am a ...
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Capital Punishment - The Clock is Ticking
A little spooky teaser for the coming Halloween...
A minor tag that suits but can't be put in due to the tag limit is omitted.
Hints:
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A Land of Vehicles
I have a mountain named Ul, where cars are born.
I have a great farmland, where the cars cross.
I have a mountain of cauldrons, where ships are.
I have a benevolent river, where airplanes are.
I have ...
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Punny Geography 1
All answers are real places:
I am a town that was placed on the map due to an unfortunate, tragic event. An athlete would see me as the second in a row.
I am a major city where a certain superhero ...
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Piece de Resistance - Five Flowers with One Missing
Five - Flowers with One Missing
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Go back to Part 1 (Ace) for the story.Ace Two Three Four Five ...
Removing the silver matter, you see ...
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Piece de Resistance - Three Troublesome Toshes
Three - Troublesome Toshes
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Go back to Part 1 (Ace) for the story.Ace Two Three Four Five ...
For the third time you removed the ...
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Drums and punctuation
This puzzle is part 19 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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A burglar's sunglasses, a lady's odyssey
This puzzle is part 17 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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