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The unsolvable cryptic clue
My friend was reading a newspaper and I caught a glimpse of a rather mystifying cryptic clue on one of the pages. I've been unable to solve it ever since and it's driving me crazy! Here's my "...
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Not a sudoku, but still fun?
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I was trying to solve some of the puzzles on this site, when it occurred to me to make a puzzle variant myself.
I immediately could construct one with my additional rule. Making an ...
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A Grid with some Green Cells
So a friend wanted me to try out the reverse-puzzling riddle he created. It consisted of a 4x4 grid with a digit in each cell and a single closed loop drawn along the edges of its cells. Also some of ...
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Jim is trying to prove he has solved the puzzle
This is an entry for the 16th Fortnightly Challenge.
Jim : Bob, I have solved the puzzle !!
Bob : I do not believe you, show me !
Jim : No, you have to solve it yourself.
After some discussion ...
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The outset of the edge of cipher
This is an entry into the 16th Fortnightly Challenge : reverse-puzzling
Person 1: Look at the paper.
Person 2: Yes, I see, I see, but I don't know what cipher this is.
Person 1: Okay, let me give you ...