Questions tagged [knowledge]
A puzzle whose solution relies on external sources such as tables, dictionaries, Wikipedia, or specifics that may not be common knowledge.
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Container without order
You try to see doubly well
But I'm not for locations
You try to slither in through
But I'm not for foreign words
Don't worry, I'm here to store
You just need a key to find
The time admits it's no ...
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Cover me, I'm going in!
This is part 58 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
This is a diagramless checkerboard crossword. Empty cells are either blue or white;...
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What song are these lyrics from (translated into emojis) ~ 2
πππ€ ππ°
ππ°πΊοΈποΈποΈ / ππ°π―β
π°οΈππ«±π«²πππππ
ππ§ π€ πποΈπ°ππ
ποΈπ°ππ (2x)
I am happy to share this wonderful song with you. You will love driving or doing any travel with this song.
The ...
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A Fundamental Connectwall
These words can be grouped into four groups of four words, with a connection between all of the four groups. What is the connection?
MARK
BAR
ANGLE
MAMMAL
SAUCE
NATURE
CENT
CHANCE
MURDER
PENT
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What is the HIP recording?
CAN YOU FIGURE OUT THE FAMOUS RECORDING BASED ON THESE 7 CLUES?
Hints:
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A Cryptic Integration Crossword
A little while ago I started getting into cryptic crosswords (after several false starts over the years) and have started enjoying them and doing them on the regular.
I thought I would try creating ...
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What song are these lyrics from (translated into emojis)
Each emoji stands for 1 English word: there are no combo words.
The candle π―οΈ is a classical European art motif. When a candle is on, you are living! If the candle goes out, you're dead. If you watch ...
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Focus on the PAIRS of letters
Replace the question marks with the correct letters and explain what two-word noun this puzzle is about.
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Riverboat SoufflΓ©
This is part 57 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
This is a bicolour Masyu puzzle. Draw two separate loops in the grid, one red and ...
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A simple puzzle with no happy endings
I JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM MY TEACHER, BUT, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HE MEANS.
With the start of spring, comes the end of fun where The Bat's home becomes just a name.
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Positions of squares and diamonds
Based on the eight figures below determine what the last figure will look like (replace the question marks). Explain why.
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The unknown country
Which country and person am I thinking of?
"And here I am, sitting on a rock in the mountains, just us 3, looking at the stars, the sky so clear. The Sugarcanes are visible from here.
"Do ...
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You probably don't have the courage to solve this. (THE LIST: PART 1)
ONE DAY, YOU WERE SCROLLING ON YOUR PHONE WHEN, YOUR MOM TEXTED YOU. READ THE STRING OF TEXTS:
MOM: Hi honey! On the counter, I have put a list for you to do. But, keep in mind that one step is ...
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A mysterious importance
These words. They have a poetry to them, do they not? A mystical or religious significance? Perhaps they were born of the fundamental, ancient stuff of reality, from water or metal. Or maybe just ...
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Read the story and fill in the blank space
A BOOK YOU CAN READ TO YOUR KIDS.
On one of those dim nights, Ed and Nita thought that it feels like a perfect night to paint pictures. After Ed finished painting his, he asked Nita what she thought.
β...
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Whoβs missing from this group of stars?
Youβve recently joined the Grey Elm, an exclusive VIP club, as an event organizer. Tonightβs event in particular features a lot of starpower, going by these aliases:
Black-DRAGON
GreenTurtleShells
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Ordered Vowelburgersβ’ as many as possible
I wanted to order Vowelburgersβ’ as many as possible, and came up with one idea. But for the purposes of giving a puzzle, I'm concealing what the idea was.
Here are the Vowelburgersβ’ I've received, ...
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Can you guess what friend I'm imagining?
What character am I thinking of? I just imagined that instead of solving puzzles, I could make friends by making my own.
BONUS:
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Burial Traditions
This is part 56 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
The answers to these twelve rebuses are single words in alphabetical order. Your ...
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Australian landmarks
I'm trying to make a list of prominent Australian landmarks, but I'm having real trouble with one entry. Could you help me out? Here's my list so far.
Brisbane: Stranahan's Distillery
Canberra: Mob ...
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"H--- and k-----"
Something has been replaced by question marks. Find what's been replaced and then tell me what the two rows stand for.
Hint 1:
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Sending the rookie shopping
My business is going quite well, and I finally make the decision to train up an apprentice, as the workload has been only getting worse lately. Luck clearly is on my side - I put up the ad yesterday, ...
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A set of rotated/reflected L-shapes
What does the image below represent? Explain your reasoning.
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Mercury in Centigrade
This is part 55 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
This is a non-consecutive thermo sudoku. Fill the grid so that each row, column ...
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Sherlock's AZED crossword
Sherlock's AZED crossword
Holmes passes his latest AZED crossword puzzle to Watson.
"My goodness!" exclaims Watson, "What on earth is all this about?"
Holmes replies "It is ...
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Note to self: DO NOT FORGET!
Just found this connecting wall on a scrap of paper in my pocket. I know I created it as a reminder about something... I just can't for the life of me remember what!
Can you help me recall what the ...
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Signs and Wonders
The answer is a word (9)
Prefer no partial answers please
ACROSS
1 Sign
3 Location of wonder featured in 12A and 27A
5 Sign
8 Location of modern wonder featuring 17D
9 Location of modern wonder ...
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Puzzle from Pythagoras
Pythagoras wants toβ¦
If 1a,2b,20k,50v and 600x
Then what is 100 10 1000 3 ?
My original puzzle
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A puzzle missing completion
Your task is to somehow convert the puzzle below to a list of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, in correct order. Everything you need to know is there. Good luck!
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An impossible A to Z journey
An impossible A to Z journey
I was chatting with my uncle Van Wetherall and his wife Wanda when VW burst out with
"You know, we did the whole VW thing. We followed the A-Z map in the VW and ...
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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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Wrecked by three
This is a cryptic crossword. The check mark will go to the first person who submits an answer with 1) an image of the completed crossword and 2) explanations for all clue answers. For users who cannot ...
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Unchained Again
This is part 53 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
The black and white circles in this grid form a Masyu puzzle. Draw one continues ...
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World Puzzling Competition #1: the beginning
This year, you were invited to attend the WPC, otherwise known as the World Puzzling Competition. The World Puzzling Competition is attended by the 88088 users of PSE (as per writing of the draft) all ...
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It's what's inside them that counts
What is this puzzle about? The answer is a word.
Hint:
Edit: Added an image.
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What did he become after the New Year?
Try your best to solve the puzzle below GOOD LUCK!
Famous Disney character missing a dog and er⦠a kitchen utensil? (3)
Half an Apple, empty, without hydrogen makes the sun shine! (6)
He likes to zap ...
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What is an Electronic Wordβ’?
This puzzle is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phraseβ’ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phraseβ’ and Wordβ’ puzzles.
For certain integers, there exist some corresponding Electronic ...
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These words are for you alone
Can you decode the message this tablet contains?
Good luck!
Note: The knowledge tag is by no means necessary to solve this puzzle, but certain knowledge could be helpful in verifying the answer. ...
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Aquatic Giants β Heyawake / Marching Bands
This is part 52 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
βOne, two, three, four, five, I love marine wildlife.β β unknown
Dear Puzzling,
The grid on the ...
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Relation Between The Year And The Day
Today is January 22, the 22nd day of the year 2024.
I chose today because 22 is my favorite number.
Now for the problem. Try to relate 22 to 2024 using math.
For example, 58 is related to 271 because ...
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