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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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Twisted TV Titles, season 2
Inspired by this puzzle by Pugmonkey, here is a second set of Twisted TV Titles.
Each of the new shows pictured or described below is a copy of an existing program with the name changed by a single ...
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Valence Levels?
Each yellow and orange (barred to distinguish) dot gets a letter.
The center green dot does not get a letter.
The final answer is a relevant word, once you unscramble it.
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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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4 sums of flags
The previous 'Sum of' puzzle can be found here
+ =
+ =
+ =
+ = ?
Which flag should replace the question mark?
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How would you like your face? Scrambled?
Great!
First day on the job here at the F.B.I., and I've got a mess on my hands.
Someone hacked into Langley's mainframe and scrambled twelve of the mugshots that we have on file, and it's my ...
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Unlock My Phone! February 2018
I forgot my password again! I changed it a few days ago but already forgot!
What is my phone's password this month?
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
user58307
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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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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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The LEGO house cipher
This is a true story... Today I am at home looking after my daughter who is off sick from school. We spent some time this morning playing with LEGO and built a house. Not just any house though - ...
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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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The messy chemist
This morning I walked into my Chemistry teacher's office to ask him a question and felt my foot collide with something. I looked down at the floor and saw a load of Periodic Table element flashcards ...
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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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