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For all your flag design needs
Pleased to meet you. I'm the CEO of a startup that specializes in designing flags for newly-independent countries. As an example, let me present to you the flag we designed for the proud republic of ...
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International Hunger Crisis
Study the Inkblot Test.
Read the anecdote.
Determine the name of the establishment.
Blots are not necessarily scaled relative to each other.
So I was really {3} one day, so {3} off to get me a {5}...
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IATA Airport Abbreviations
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #1: Restricted Title: xkcd 1xxx
I had a visit yesterday from my good friend Major M. Provement. I say 'good friend' but he can actually be pretty ...
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Mysterious Flash Drive
First puzzle I ever do! Hopefully it won't be too easy or too challenging.
My co-worker just gave me a USB flash drive, which was supposed to contain a couple files of code for me to review. ...
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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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Emojional cryptic crossword
ACROSS
3. 🌟½☥🐪🚫👣 (9)
7. 🏆❌🖽⚔️ (3)
8. ½🍔🇫🇷🌊🏢 (6)
11. ♉½🇬🇷✉️ (3)
12. 🔫⭐⏺️♥️🗽🎭 (5)
13. 🍈♥️🇨🇴🏙️⏮️🍟🔚💐 (6)
14. 👂♀️🦌💰 (5)
16. 🎩👦♻️🐴🦄☝️🗾🏝️ (6)
19. 🐏💪🔀 (3)
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Around the World in Many Days
Deаr Puzzling,
How have you been? I am excited to tell you about my new trip. It’s my most ambitious one yet – a full trip around the world! I will definitely keep you posted about my whereabouts. I ...
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From the death to the fresh beginning - A treasure hunt
Shortly after your mentor's passing, you received an envelope along with the following note:
My Dear Disciple,
I am afraid my time to leave this world has come but don't let it bother you, for I ...
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Longer Than Usual
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #1: Restricted Title: xkcd 1xxx
One for my fellow mapheads and pub quiz fans... There are many puzzles on PSE which use one-or-two-letter ...
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Stella and the president's secret notes
Jason Trump, president of the Untitled Statues Association, has left a notebook containing presumably important information lying around on his desk. Stella, his nosy assistant, takes a look only to ...
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Symmetries – a Quadritaisho puzzle
This is part 43 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
This is a Quadritaisho puzzle. Divide the grid into rooms by drawing borders along ...
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Written every which way
Looking for the name of a country.
This puzzle is part of Recycling old answers.
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A week around Europe
I've recently returned from a week of travelling around Europe, visiting a different town or city in a different country on each day, choosing my destinations according to an underlying pattern. I've ...
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Connect Wall of Flags: Don't Embarrass Us
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #42: Wordless Connecting Walls
K. G. (Knockoff Gladys) surprised me today with a note.
Hey, bobble!
I took your advice and made a puzzle. Who knew that was ...
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