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Who are we? We are the elite
I came from a large family,
with lots of people looking after me.
My family now lives all over the place,
but I have my very own space.
My oldest sister was one of her kind,
but she could not do ...
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Listen for my color
I've been away from the site for a while with work, kids, and going back to school; but since I have some down-time this evening I've decided to write a few riddles for the community. As always, I ...
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The story of glory
No sword, no arrow, no club in my hand,
But strength of sheer muscle foretold the beast's end.
Nine heads and more, the slithering beast had,
I called upon rocks to bury it dead.
The goddess ...
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Hello, Goodbye, Adios, Aloha
I say hello, I say goodbye
One moment I'm low, the next I am high
I can make you see something you did not see
The invisible can be seen through me.
What am I?
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You may know me - Who am I?
Though I am just a man,
You may be quite a fan.
You may think I cannot die,
You may have seen my taxi fly.
Later I saved everyone,
I'll make you cry, even the sun.
Then suddenly I was dead,
Don't ...
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Round and Round (the World)
This is part 17 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
Today’s puzzle is a circular crossword with overlapping answers. Answers in all ...
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Called by human names, we always existed
We are like sinful dwarves, or wonders that glisten.
One of us is there to listen.
One of us is there to cook.
Another, at night, is there to look.
One is the leader to show the way.
One does what is ...
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What does it take to solve a hard one?
By measuring once you shall know me,
By measuring twice you shall not.
Though I'm needed for action and getting things done,
The more I speed up, the slower you'll run.
When I come to a stop, it's ...
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Einstein would be proud
Really amazing, is what most people say I am,
Of ways to move, I'm the fastest way out of a jam.
Some people think I'm a hole, but not quite,
Expect me to be 4D, you'd be right.
Now be like an ant or ...
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What makes me so strong?
I am strong. I am a
Quick whirlpool engulfing, radially third. You'll use it on puzzle
as sought dead French guy.
But not yet. Wait until you are told to. The puzzle comes here.
Pnwbra xpogpe
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Feral and untamed
A recent creation, I'm built like a horse;
I'm feral and untamed, a wild beast, of course.
Free content licensing I do endorse,
A bug ran from home and now codes open source.
What am I?
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A Far Eastern Poem
You insist I should take one
Ten I shall take as I won.
Tendencies are like a corpse
Fire spreads over entire course.
Fighting as they found a hole
Bamboos grow on land as whole.
Bamboozling, I take ...
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Twelve Labours - #12 Pluto Pups
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11
It was ...
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Insufficient facts
Some wear gold; some wear blue;
Some wear red while watchest you.
Some are brown; some are yellow.
All aboard would save their fellow.
Flights of fancy, flights of risk,
Flights beyond our orb'ting ...
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See me once, see me twice
A very short riddle just came to my mind, let's see if it can be cracked:
see me once, food can usually be found
see me twice, thundering typhoons all around
hints are coming daily, if needed. ...
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