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Ingrid Deduction pops by with a puzzle
The other night I was sat at home in Providence when the doorbell rang. To my surprise, my very good friend Ingrid Deduction stood on the step, a huge grin on her face and a piece of paper held out ...
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This new puzzle type needs a name {EXTREME EDITION}
A companion puzzle to the 'This new puzzle type needs a name' series, and inspired in part by @JeremyDover's answer to a recent question.
Usually, puzzles in this series comprise a mash-up of two ...
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Tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
The background text that follows is in this case not part of the puzzle, nor fictitious. The puzzle, which is self-contained, consists entirely of the image below; I have composed it as a genuine (...
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Cipher text on an ancient wall
The following text was found written on the wall of an ancient tomb:
$\text{DXFDMKEPU}$
Can you decipher what it means?
Nearby the wall, this piece of parchment was found. Perhaps it is a clue ...
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Reverse minesweeper?
The puzzle below, when filled out completely, is a valid minesweeper board.
Some of the mines and numbers have already been filled in.
Can you fill in what is missing and use the solved grid to find ...
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Complaint at the PSE lounge
While walking through the PSE lounge, I noticed a piece of paper on one of the tables. Picking it up, I saw several things. The first, was a couple of sentences at the top:
I love this place! But ...
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The entrapment of Beastly Gerbil
Part 1: The disappearance of Beastly Gerbil
Part 3: The escape of Beastly Gerbil
I've been trapped here for what feels like forever. This is all I've known. Darkness. The occasional flash of light, ...
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I know I should solve this Masyu... But... How should I make this puzzle more colorful?
I know I should solve this Nurikabe variant...
I know I should shade all Masyu circles...
I know I should not let $2 \times 2$ unshaded squares appeared...
I know I should solve this Masyu...
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A colorful metapuzzle (of a sort)
edit: realized two puzzles ended up being variants. Replaced subpuzzle 5 completely, and swapped subpuzzle 2 to the original version. Either version has the same solution.
edit 2: my apologies. this ...
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A Grid with some Green Cells
So a friend wanted me to try out the reverse-puzzling riddle he created. It consisted of a 4x4 grid with a digit in each cell and a single closed loop drawn along the edges of its cells. Also some of ...
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Puzzle needs a name
Inspired by @Stiv's This new puzzle type needs a name series, what is the name of the puzzle below?
Start by solving the (quite tough) Nonogram, then apply some grid-deduction-deduction and discover ...
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The disappearance of Beastly Gerbil
Part 2: The entrapment of Beastly Gerbil
Part 3: The escape of Beastly Gerbil
This is an unusual call in. As a private detective you have been asked to investigate several odd cases, but this you're ...
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This new puzzle type needs a name {6}
I believe I have invented** a new type of puzzle...
What is its name?
Begin by solving the Fillomino puzzle:
Rules of Fillomino (adapted from Nikoli)
Fill in all empty cells with numbers under the ...
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Pandiagonal Magic Takuzu
Here's a puzzle type I call Pandiagonal Magic Takuzu. It's inspired by @Stiv's series "This new puzzle type needs a name", except you get the name up front. Can you solve it?
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This new puzzle type needs a name {5}
I believe I have invented a new type of puzzle...
What is its name?
Colour-blind-friendly version available here.
Begin by solving the 9x9 sudoku; each of the 9 symbols ...
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