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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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Twisted TV Titles
This is a puzzle I created for a road rally / puzzle hunt a few years ago. It shouldn't be very difficult but hopefully will be a bit of fun. This is my first puzzle, so I welcome any feedback in ...
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Captain Pun's new boat
My good friend Captain Pun has bought a new boat.
"And this is a picture of its sail!" he said, showing me this:
"Solve the nonogram and you'll soon know what type of boat it is!"
Can you solve ...
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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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Can I have a 'P' please, Bob?
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #51: Non-rectangular grids. For the avoidance of doubt, while the puzzle set-up is based on a real quiz show, the exact scenario described here is entirely ...
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A sum of images
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 = ?
The answer can be given as either an image or a description of the image.
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Let us all join the party for hope!
The students at Hope's Peak Academy decided to throw a party to have some thrills and chills (and let's stop there, please!)
They played all sorts of games with each other, and now it's time for the ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2021 (Day 15): Optics Experiment
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling StackExchange Advent Calendar 2021. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
Optics ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2023 (Day 6): It's a beautiful day for a ballgame
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 >
It's the ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2023 (Day 23): O O O O O O O
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 >
Evening all!...
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My friend sent me a photo of his keyboard, but there's something I can't figure out about it
Two months ago, my friend bought a new Chromebook. He told me yesterday that while he is happy with the computer overall, he's not that impressed by the quality of the keyboard. My friend is an ...
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R.H.P.C. crossword puzzle
This is an entry into the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #36
I got a ticket to the Red Herring Puzzle Club in the middle of the street. There was just a guy giving them out, like some advertisement ...
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I got ninety-nine problems - so here's another one!
To date, on Puzzling.SE I have contributed (counting: 10, 20, 30...) 99 problems to the site. So to mark my 100th, here's a massive meta-puzzle to celebrate the occasion!
Task
Solve the nine sub-...
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Emoji Puzzle - UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Emoji Puzzle - UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Created by myself during Covid-19 lockdown. I've posted an image because emoji rendering as text are not working too well.
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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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The Something Something
What numbers should replace the question marks? Why?
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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:
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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 ...