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Where is the pilot flying to? (Second destination)
After a very close call the last time he was making a flight for the mafia, Barry received a new set of orders for his next flight. The Don really loved his creative little puzzles, and Barry knew ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2023 (Day 12): A peaceful tree
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2023. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
I wish you ...
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This diagram needs a name!
This puzzle is a spin-off from the 'This new puzzle type needs a name' series.
I have devised a new diagramming style. The examples below have been deliberately selected and ordered in a way that ...
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Bob's unnecessary trip to the shops
Alice and Bob live in London, UK. On a Friday, as per usual, Bob leaves for work before Alice. At lunchtime he receives a WhatsApp message from his friend Charles:
Sorry to cancel on you last week (...
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Prevent a Terror Attack
Agents of P.U.Z.Z.L.E. (Part-time United Zippy Zealots Loving Enigmas), we need your help.
Terrorists are planning an attack on an underground railway station. One of our undercover agents placed an ...
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Estimating Time
Here is a descending sequence of seven puzzles sorted from large to small. If you work on one a day, you should finish within a week. So let’s say two weeks to be safe.
The sequence is also ascending ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #10 (Art and Literature 2/4): Bookshelf
This is part 10 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.
Colourblind-friendly version available here.
The ...
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Champion, with a smirk
The answer to this puzzle is a 16-letter sentence. Good luck!
Text version of the letter grids:
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My Landmark Puzzle
After travelling around the world and returning home, I opened my passport to admire my stamps.
Five individual pieces of paper fell to the floor:
I must have picked them up somewhere, but I can't ...
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Escape from a Grand Canyon
This is part 44 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
Can you help me out here? I am trapped inside a small room that’s locked from the ...
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A strange message in a library
A few days ago I entered a small and ancient library in China Town, and while I was looking for some interesting book to borrow, a torn slip of paper fell from a shelf.
On it, a strange message… ...
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The Science Department
Today I decided to take another tour of the local university. We went into the science department first.
Suddenly, I found myself harassed by a woman in a lab coat. She exclaimed in an urgent voice, '...
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Finding Uncle John!
It was a chilly winter night when I was hanging around with some friends. We were gossiping about the recent kidnapping cases where a few of the people from the town were missing. There was a news ...
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