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A Weapon or a Toy?
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #5: On-and-onogrami
Hello, fellow puzzlers!
Here's a nonogram I made for you.
But it's not just a nonogram. There is a hidden object in it! Can you ...
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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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What should I call this poker hand with a straight?
Hmmm, looks like a good hand... I'm certain I can make a straight out of this! What should I call it? (6 2 8)
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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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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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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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Shady business in the local paper
I work as a delivery man for our local newspaper and noticed something that has my alarm bells ringing. The embassy of Warfaretania has ordered exactly nine issues of our paper, from December 1 ...
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“IQ” puzzles seem to be flooding this site
“IQ” puzzles seem to be flooding this site, so I reviewed a few and left some feedback.
The answer to this puzzle is a single relevant word (8), with explanation of how you found it.
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Which country flags can you make in Tetris?
Your friend is playing Tetris. In her version of the game, the pieces use the standard colors and can drop in any possible order without restrictions. In the order shown below, the colors are light ...
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Dirac notation for English
Dirac notation is very expressive: not only does it allow to write quantum states and operations more concisely, it can also be used to shorten written English words and phrases! Here are some ...
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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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Red Herring Redherring
Red herring redherringredh
Redherri ngredh
Red herrIng red HErrING reD heRring Red herRing rED herrINg
REDHERRING
rEd HErring reD HerRing Red hERriNg Red herring Red HerrIng rED hErrInG reD HerrIng ...
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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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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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Can you follow Directions?
Unemployed? Lk no further!
Are you:
Able to follow directions?
Able to read Flowcharts?
Highly motivated?
Able to count on your hands and feet without utilizing your big toes and thumbs?
Well ...
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5×5 image grid – What are we looking at?
The final answer is the name of a fictional character.
Image credits:
7: Rama, cc by-sa 2.0 fr | 11: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 | 13: Volatus, cc by-sa 3.0 | 15.1: ZngZng, cc&...
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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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Re-Venn-ge of the Connecting Wall
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #42: Wordless Connecting Walls
Today I created a connect-wall puzzle (for which a solver would need to partition 16 items into 4 connected groups of 4, and ...
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What movie is this?
A 2 year old built this and I couldn't resist taking a photo of it.
It reminded me of a scene from a well known movie.
Which movie is the scene from?
A little hint:
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Mystery instruction manual
My uncle recently passed away* and it fell to me to sort through all his papers. Most things I came across were just old documents, bills, manuals, private correspondence, maps... that kind of thing. ...
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A fairy tale in a golden toy
Once upon a time, long long ago, in the days when good stories were far more beautiful and far harder to come by, a king was asked by his spoilt but beloved princess daughter to give her a fairy tale. ...
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The body in the cellar
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #7: Board games.
On a cold December night in 1992, several guests have arrived at a mansion in Beverly, Massachusetts.
An hour later, the body of ...
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Avoid consuming broken cereal?
Please allow me to lead you on a merry dance through the following original puzzle (for which you will need to work out exactly which way to proceed).
The question is: What type of dance is it? The ...
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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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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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What's the most important life lesson?
Important Life Lessons:
Life can be a confusing game at times. Here's some important lessons you should follow:
Time stops for no man - Life is always changing, before you know it, there could be ...
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Tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
The background text that follows is in this case not part of the puzzle, nor fictitious. The puzzle, which is self-contained, consists entirely of the image below; I have composed it as a genuine (...
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How do I solve this cube?
I’m trying to learn the cube but I'm stuck. How can I solve this in the least number of moves?
The answer is a phrase. Since it’s a secret phrase, an abbreviation will do.
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