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0* Awful chemical aftertaste, reminds me of that dye that's trending these days. At least that makes your hair more shiny.
>! Or at any rate makes it BLONDER.
4* A burger that almost makes the place appear decent. Don't look to the left or the right, though.
>! This one is a real BLINDER.
1*... |
> 0* Awful chemical aftertaste, reminds me of that dye that's trending these days. At least that makes your hair more shiny.
>! Or at any rate makes it BLONDER.
> 4* A burger that almost makes the place appear decent. Don't look to the left or the right, though.
>! This one is a real BLINDER.
> 1* A slo... |
<sub>Not sure about this. My answer feels so right but also feels wrong (or at the very least incomplete) at the same time</sub>
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I think you should call
>! The man who is not tall and the man who is not short
As kristinalustig has figured out,
>! The puzzle is filled with references to [Ni... |
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word™/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub>
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If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it an Aerious Word™.
Use the examples below to find the rule.
| Aerious Words™ | ... |
Given a test with *yes*/*no* questions, a candidate is able to submit multiple solutions. For a given solution, the candidate gets feedback on the number of correct answers. The goal is to recover the answers to all the questions.
What strategy could/should a candidate use to minimize:
1. The worst-case number o... |
Let's see if we can lift the lid,
Upon this puzzle's finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
And now unspoiler (if you choose),
For explanations of the clues:
>! **ACROSS:**
>!
>! 1. '**HA**' from '**H**eliconi**a**' *verges*,
>! 'p**I**n**K**' *evenly* - '**IK**' emerges.
>... |
Let's see if we can lift the lid,
Upon this puzzle's finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
And now unspoiler (if you choose),
For explanations of the clues:
>! **ACROSS:**
>!
>! 1. '**HA**' from '**H**eliconi**a**' *verges*,
>! 'p**I**n**K**' *evenly* - '**IK**' emerges.
>... |
What is "it" and what are the missing words?
```
The couldn't sit own 'till they got it out of town
To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it back with mice,
And___________________________?
```
HINT 1:
>! There are two missing words that complete the rhyme and syllable count. |
What is "it" and what are the missing words?
```
The couldn't sit own 'till they got it out of town
To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it back with mice,
And___________________________?
```
HINT 1:
>! There are two missing words that complete the rhyme and syllable count.
... |
What is "it" and what are the missing words?
```
They couldn't sit down 'till they got it out of town
To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it back with mice,
And___________________________?
```
HINT 1:
>! There are two missing words that complete the rhyme and syllable count.
... |
What is "it" and what are the missing words?
> They couldn't sit down 'till they got it out of town
>
> To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it back with mice,
And___________________________?
HINT 1:
>! There are two missing words that complete the rhyme and syllable cou... |
>! We can do at least a semimove better:
>! <br> [FEN ""]
>! <br> 1.f4 c6 2.Kf2 h5 3.Ke3 Rh6 4.Qe1 Rg6 5.f5 Na6 6.Qg3 f6 7.Qb8 Rg3+ 8.hxg3
>! Kf7 9.Rh4 Qa5 10.Rd4 h4 11.Nf3 h3 12.Ne5+ fxe5 13.f6 exd4+ 14.Kf4 Ke6 15.
>! b4 Kd5 16.Qxc8 h2 17.Nc3+ dxc3 18.Rb1 h1=Q 19.Rb2 cxb2 20.Qe8 b1=B 21.Ba3
>! Qg1 22.b5 Kc4 23.... |
What are the missing words, but most importantly, what is "it"?
> They couldn't sit down 'till they got it out of town
>
> To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it back with mice,
And___________________________?
HINT 1:
>! There are two missing words that complete the rhy... |
I found that the book "Amusements In Chess," by Henry Ernest Dudney, has been put onto the web in the form of a [website.](http://puzzles.50webs.org/index.html) In the section ["Various Chess Puzzles,](http://puzzles.50webs.org/various_chess.html) I came across this particular puzzle that intrigues me.
The author gi... |
> Statue Park clues all give the same amount of information: there is a tile here/there is not a tile here.
But depending on their *location*, you can get a different amount of information! To demonstrate this, consider this puzzle (where the piece bank is the pentominoes). Say I've already determined the two shapes... |
We can do
>! a semimove better:
>! <br> [FEN ""]
>! <br> 1.f4 c6 2.Kf2 h5 3.Ke3 Rh6 4.Qe1 Rg6 5.f5 Na6 6.Qg3 f6 7.Qb8 Rg3+ 8.hxg3
>! Kf7 9.Rh4 Qa5 10.Rd4 h4 11.Nf3 h3 12.Ne5+ fxe5 13.f6 exd4+ 14.Kf4 Ke6 15.
>! b4 Kd5 16.Qxc8 h2 17.Nc3+ dxc3 18.Rb1 h1=Q 19.Rb2 cxb2 20.Qe8 b1=B 21.Ba3
>! Qg1 22.b5 Kc4 23.Bd6 Rc... |
So I have an almost complete solution in which I am reasonably confident about my solve steps, but I end in an impossible state...
I am hoping someone can correct this because I know I am E/W or L/R dyslexic but I have gone over it too many times now! :)
Step 1:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
>! p... |
I recently saw a puzzle where you were to find the 2021st positive integer co-prime with 15 (it was phrased in terms of a game but this is the mathematical core). I wrote code to find the answer but can’t see how you would have done it by hand. What is the trick? |
I recently saw a puzzle where you were to find the 2021st positive integer co-prime to 15 (it was phrased in terms of a game but this is the mathematical core). I wrote code to find the answer but can’t see how you would have done it by hand. What is the trick? |
I was trying to study some geometry, but I just can't seem to wrap my head around all this mathematical mumbo jumbo. Can you help me out?
1. Many an object of this type are familiar to geometers! (8)
2. A famous mathematician returned to sign with hat (6)
3. Legs itch, tea spilled (7)
4. A ring is nearly inva... |
Let's see if we can lift the lid,
Upon this puzzle's finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
And now unspoiler (if you choose),
For explanations of the clues:
>! **ACROSS:**
>!
>! 1. '**HA**' from '**H**eliconi**a**' *verges*,
>! 'p**I**n**K**' *evenly* - '**IK**' emerges.
>... |
The rhyme is completed with:
>! **GOLDEN EMERODS** - while these words may seem unusual, they are the exact words used in the Authorised (King James) Version of **the Bible** to describe the events of **1 Samuel 6**...
What is 'it'?
>! It's **the Ark of the Covenant**.
The full context:
>! At the end of ... |
This is a special case of a more general problem:
> How to find the $N$th positive integer coprime to $k$?
The important thing to know is that
>! coprimeness to $k$ depends only on a number's congruence class modulo $k$. So every interval $[pk+1,(p+1)k]$ with $p\in\mathbb{Z}^+_0$ contains the same number of in... |
Which is the non-convex quadrilateral with integer sides and integer diagonals with the smallest possible perimeter? |
Which is the non-convex quadrilateral with integer sides and integer diagonals with the smallest possible perimeter? This puzzle is my own creation. |
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word™/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub>
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If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Symbiotic Word™.
Use the examples below to find the rule.
| Symbiotic Words™ ... |
Which is the non-convex not self-intersecting quadrilateral with integer sides and integer diagonals with the smallest possible perimeter? This puzzle is my own creation. |
Which is the concave quadrilateral with integer sides and integer diagonals with the smallest possible perimeter? This puzzle is my own creation. |
Alice moved place to nolteight street. Bob meets her after her move and he knows that the smallest house number in nolteight street is 8 and the highest number is 100. But he does not know the house number of Alice.
Bob asks her: "Is your house number greater than 50?" Alice answer is a lie.
Bob asks further: "Is... |
This is beautiful.
I think we start with:
>! 1. Bf2+ Kh5
>! 2. g4+ Kh6
>! 3. Kf6 Kh7(if 3... Bh7 then 4. Be3#)
>! 4. g5 Kh8
At this point,
>! Black is in perpetual zugzwang. Black can only move its king around h7 and h8. So, our aim has to be to somehow get a check while covering the g7 square with... |
Alice moved to nolteight street. Bob meets her after her move, and he knows that the smallest house number in nolteight street is 8, and the highest number is 100. But he does not know Alice's house number.
Bob asks her: "Is your house number greater than 50?" Alice's answer is a lie.
Bob asks further: "Is your h... |
Two perfect logicians, Summer and Proctor, are told that integers and have been chosen such that 1 < < and + < 100. Summer is given the value + and Proctor is given the value ⋅ . They then have the following conversation.
- _Proctor:_ "I cannot determine the two numbers."
- _Summer:_ "I knew that."
... |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #48: Unusual tag mix](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7149/fortnightly-topic-challenge-48-unusual-tag-mix)</sup>
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I was trying to study some geometry, but I just can't seem to wrap my head around all this mathematical mumbo jumbo. Can you help me out?... |
The correct approach to this puzzle will lead you to two initials which in it's entirety consists of 13 letters.
**What is this 13-letter answer?**
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[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/8OfBp.png |
The correct approach to this puzzle will lead you to two initials which in it's entirety consists of 13 letters.
**What is this 13-letter answer?**
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[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/QjGbT.png |
The correct approach to this puzzle will lead you to two initials which in its entirety consists of 13 letters.
**What is this 13-letter answer?**
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[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/QjGbT.png |
What was the kings name (missing from the riddle), <br />
but more interestingly, what was the king trying to hide?
> Slay me now, and take a solemn vow, <br />
> Man can't say I might have died this way, <br />
> So thrust me through. Make it strong and true. <br />
> I'm a wreck, but long live the king _____... |
What was the king's name (missing from the riddle), <br />
but more interestingly, what was the king trying to hide?
> Slay me now, and take a solemn vow, <br />
> Man can't say I might have died this way, <br />
> So thrust me through. Make it strong and true. <br />
> I'm a wreck, but long live the king ____... |
Is asking your one with a action the answer to the riddle of two doors, two guards? |
Is asking your one with a action the answer to the riddle of two doors, two guards? Example; You ask your one question by moving towards any door. Only the true guard will continue to stop you no what you do. The fake guard would be powerless to act, it could only pretend not participate. |
What was the king's name (missing from the riddle), <br />
but more interestingly, what was the king trying to hide?
> Slay me now, and take a solemn vow, <br />
> Men can't say I might have died this way, <br />
> So thrust me through. Make it strong and true. <br />
> I'm a wreck, but long live the king ____... |
Let me check that I'm understanding the question correctly, because its phrasing isn't entirely clear.
You're asking about questions that say things like: "You're trapped in a room. There are two doors. One leads to safety, one to a slippery slide down to a vat of flaming acid full of flaming-acid-resistant piranhas... |
Is asking your one question while doing an action an answer to the two doors, two guards puzzle? Example: You ask your one question by moving towards any door. Only the true guard will continue to stop you no matter what you do. The fake guard would be powerless to act, as they could only pretend not participate. |
Is asking your one question by doing an action an answer to the two doors, two guards puzzle? |
I think the answer is
>! [Abimelech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abimelech_(Judges))
What was the king trying to hide?
>! At the Battle of Thebaz, Abimelech comes upon a heavily fortified tower. The civilians head towards the top of a tower while he fights his way through. Abimelech successfully fights most of ... |
Foo Clue and Who? |
**Super-partial answer** because it's 3:20am where I am:
I think we are being
>! rick-rolled
because the answer to "who?" is
>! RICK ASTLEY.
The column of words under "foo"
>! contains one word starting with each letter of the alphabet, which so far as I can tell is just for fun and has nothing to do ... |
Here is a simple poetry riddle I just thought up. Enjoy! (I'll add another tag to help tommorow.)
A king, so great, lives fifteen years more,
A giant, so mighty, his power so easily tore.
A sheperd, in the wild, a stick to a snake,
A death, so loving, causes the entire land quake.
A man, so true, den... |
Here is a simple poetry riddle I just thought up. Enjoy! (I'll add another tag to help tommorow.)
>A king, so great, lives fifteen years more,
>A giant, so mighty, his power so easily tore.
>A shepherd, in the wild, a stick to a snake,
>A death, so loving, causes the entire land quake.
>A man, so tru... |
Here is a simple poetry riddle I just thought up. Enjoy! (I'll add another tag to help tomorrow.)
> A king, so great, lives fifteen years more,
> A giant, so mighty, his power so easily tore.
> A shepherd, in the wild, a stick to a snake,
> A death, so loving, causes the entire land quake.
> A man, so tr... |
A king, so great, lives fifteen years more,
>! Hezekiah - [Isaiah 38:5](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+38%3A5&version=CSB)
A giant, so mighty, his power so easily tore.
>! Goliath - [1 Samuel 17:4](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017%3A4&version=CSB) and [1 Samue... |
A king, so great, lives fifteen years more,
>! Hezekiah - [Isaiah 38:5](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+38%3A5&version=CSB)
A giant, so mighty, his power so easily tore.
>! Goliath - [1 Samuel 17:4](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017%3A4&version=CSB) and [1 Samue... |
There are seven days in a week. Let's say you want to pick one at random, such that each day has an equal chance of being picked as each other day. In other words, the goal is to obtain a uniform random 1/7 chance of picking any of the seven days.
But all you have is a coin and a six-sided die (not dice, you don't h... |
This is beautiful.
I think we start with:
>! 1. Bf2+ Kh5
>! 2. g4+ Kh6
>! 3. Kf6 Kh7(if 3... Bh7 then 4. Be3#)
>! 4. g5 Kh8
At this point,
>! Black is in perpetual zugzwang. Black can only move its king around h7 and h8. So, our aim has to be to somehow get a check while covering the g7 square with... |
Here is a simple poetry riddle I just thought up. Enjoy!
> A king, so great, lives fifteen years more,
> A giant, so mighty, his power so easily tore.
> A shepherd, in the wild, a stick to a snake,
> A death, so loving, causes the entire land quake.
> A man, so true, denial unfortunately he did,
> An ... |
So you are interested in Prime Numbers and puzzles thereof. You saw the following on PSE and gave it a try and got it long after the correct answer was posted by @hexomino.
https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/106900/my-eight-cousins
But then you think that you could design another puzzle.
So you star... |
Is this Prime Sequence the longest? |
What word am I thinking of? Each group will give you part of what you need.
**Group 1**
split, peel, bunch, dump
**Group 2**
Vermont, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina
**Group 3**
Merlin, Percival, Mordred, Morgana, Oberon
**Group 4**
apple, wrench, water, horse, ice cream, pencil
... |
Professor Halfbrain owns a 99×99 board for fantasy chess, whose rows are numbered consecutively from 1 to 99 and whose columns are also numbered consecutively from 1 to 99.
A fantasy knight can jump from a square in the -th column to any square in the -th row (and can jump to no other square); note that if the knight ... |
<sub>*This is in the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://pu... |
<sub>*This is in the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://pu... |
I awoke in a mysterious desert wasteland that I didn't recognize. I looked around and saw nothing as far as I could see, except for the oddly rhythmic storm in the distance. Reaching for my phone, I only found this note I didn't understand:
> Try, try, try...
> Robert Frost lost everything and everyone I know wil... |
Would it be possible to solve a sliding puzzle like this (x is the space)?:
1 3 2
<br>
4 5 x
I haven't been able to solve this and I don't even know if it's possible. |
Would it be possible to solve a sliding puzzle like this (x is the space)?:
1 3 2
4 5 x
I haven't been able to solve this and I don't even know if it's possible. |
If your goal is to get "1 2 3" on the first row and "4 5 x" on the second, the answer is **no**, it is not possible.
This is a smaller version of [Sam Loyd's 14-15 puzzle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_puzzle#Sam_Loyd). If you have a sliding puzzle with a single empty space, you can check if it's solvable based o... |
## Partial answer: all but two clues solved
The cryptic clue answers are:
>! TRIANGLE? (This looks like a cryptic definition, but "familiar" or "family" don't seem to have any special meaning in geometry.)
>! EUCLID (reversal of CUE, plus LID)
>! CATHETI (anagram of "itch tea", definition "legs")
>! ANNU... |
What was the king's name (missing from the riddle), <br />
but more interestingly, what was the king trying to hide?
> Slay me now, and take a solemn vow, <br />
> Men can't say I might have died this way, <br />
> Thrust me through, and make it strong and true. <br />
> I'm a wreck, but long live the king ___... |
What was the king's name (missing from the riddle), <br />
but more interestingly, what was the king trying to hide?
> Slay me now, and take a solemn vow, <br />
> Men can't say I might have died this way, <br />
> Thrust me through, and make it strong and true. <br />
> I'm a wreck, but long live the king ___... |
>Turn in my lord! Turn in my lord! <br />
>But water I cannot afford. <br />
>Some milk is best at your request. <br />
>Now hide you and get you some rest. <br />
>But as he sleep, to him she creep, <br />
>As slaughter crept unto the sheep. <br />
>Then with a nail, his head impale, <br />
>So saved the da... |
The lady's name is
>! Jael - [Judges 4:18-21](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+4%3A18-21&version=NIV) |
>You wake up and found yourself in a room. There is a sign:
>
>>You are now in a bunker. There are thirty-six rooms in this bunker. There is a number in each room. For every room, you can go to another room if they are connected by a passageway(passageways are always two-way). Each passageway can only take you direct... |
There are seven days in a week. Let's say you want to pick one at random, such that each day has an equal chance of being picked as each other day. In other words, the goal is to obtain a uniform random 1/7 chance of picking any of the seven days.
But all you have is a coin and a six-sided die (not dice, you don't h... |
> There is this word that means to force one to stay.
> that read backwards, means to force one to leave.
What is that word? |
Forcing one to stay while forcing one to leave? |
The clockmaker took a walk after a lunch from a restaurant and across the block corner he found the old clock box with four similar looking clocks on every wall. It is in the middle of the street intersection mounted on top of a tall wooden pole. "Can you restore and synchronize them?" ask an old man sitting on a bench... |
The sequence you tried is
>! 3,5,7,13,27,157,877,5917
So how many total numbers were in this sequence?
>! 7, the 8th number failed
is there a sequence longer than one you have discovered?
>! 13 numbers long: 6947,9173,11399,18077,44789,178349,979709,6589229,51465389,455350829,4494205229 48921603629,58205038442... |
Mission accomplished? |
The sequence you tried is
>! 3,5,7,13,27,157,877,5917
So how many total numbers were in this sequence?
>! 7, the 8th number failed
is there a sequence longer than one you have discovered?
>! 13 numbers long: 6947,9173,11399,18077,44789,178349,979709,6589229,51465389,455350829,4494205229 48921603629,58205038442... |
My friend couldn't make it to school today, but wanted me to grab his backpack from his locker for him. He told me he had a combination lock, and sent the following message, saying "There's one clue that has punctuation that I didn't include, but you should be able to figure it out!"
> Under net, counter and employ ... |
<sub>*In the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
I need help! While cleaning the office desk of my boss, I discovered a letter and I think something really bad is going on.
[![Here is the letter][1]][1]
The other day I also saw him sending a message on his phone...
[![Here is the text message][2]][2]
And today I saw an email he has written. [![Here is the email][... |
**Partial answer** (all clues solved, having trouble with extraction)
Under net, counter and employ longest leg (10)
>! HYPOTENUSE (HYPO + NET< + USE)
Sports captains often realize even beginners get points (5)
>! SCORE (initial letters)
Oddly swindled by façade (4)
>! SIDE (odd-numbered l... |
Μy destination is a part of the world. Part of the destination, when read backwards is a living thing and another part of the destination, scrambled, is a delicious meal. What part of the world is my destination? |
Μy destination is a part of the world. Part of the destination, when read backwards, is a living thing, and another part of the destination, scrambled, is a delicious meal. **What part of the world is my destination?** |
I think the combination is
>! 16-13-28.
Under net, counter and employ longest leg (10)
>! HYPOTENUSE (HYPO + NET< + USE)
Sports captains often realize even beginners get points (5)
>! SCORE (initial letters)
Oddly swindled by façade (4)
>! SIDE (odd-numbered letters of SWINDLED)
... |
> Who?
>
> That miserable,
>
> Sick man
>
> Was poisoned?
Eleven letter word |
<sub>*In the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
I once got a letter from my younger sister. It reads :-
> Hello brother,
>
> How are you? I am fine. I have seen you have given me a lot of gifts, thank you for that. Here's a present from my side. Since I like puzzles, I am giving you 3 notes with the letter as well. Do check it if you want. Happy Puzzling, hope ... |
Today, I think you had
>! **quesadillas** - tortillas filled with cheese and perhaps meats and spices.
Who? That
>! **que** is Spanish for Who?/That
miserable
>! **sad**
Sick man. Was poisioned?
>! **ill as**
I hope you are fine. |
Today, I think you had
>! **quesadillas** - tortillas filled with cheese and perhaps meats and spices.
Who? That
>! **que** is Spanish for Who?/That
miserable
>! **sad**
Sick man.
>! **ill**
Was poisoned?
>! **As** is the chemical symbol for Arsenic - credit @Stiv |
Grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
Clue solutions etc.:
>! D 1a. NORMAL **NORMA + LD** Regular woman with 'abbreviated' lord... (6)
>! E 4a. ABSENCES **AB replaces first S in ESSENCES** ...wants sailor to replace sulphur (first) in concentrated extracts (8)
>! F 10a. SALVE **FLEAS\* ab... |
Here is a classic **A is to B** as **C is to D** puzzle. Try see if you can figure out the answer.
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$F:BRW::I:GRW::P:GR::R:BRY::?:?$
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**Note:** Some minor simplification was needed on some of them. But that shouldn't cause any problems solving the puzzle. Once you see the pattern, you'll reali... |
I think the combination is
>! 16-13-28.
Under net, counter and employ longest leg (10)
>! HYPOTENUSE (HYPO + NET< + USE)
Sports captains often realize even beginners get points (5)
>! SCORE (initial letters)
Oddly swindled by façade (4)
>! SIDE (odd-numbered letters of SWINDLED)
... |
1. Words:
>! BUSTING, PAINTER, STUDIES
Tribond:
> ???
2. Words:
>! NIGHT, RESORT, RESPECTS
Tribond:
>! LAST (last night, as a last resort, I paid my last respects)
3. Words:
>! DEATH, MENTAL, RANSOM
Tribond:
>! NOTE (while reading Death Note, I made a mental note... |
Μy destination is a part of the world. Part of the destination, when read backwards, is a living thing, and another part of the destination, scrambled, is a delicious meal. **What part of the world is my destination?**
HINT: The part of the world is not in Europe, Asia, Africa or Australia. |
<sub>*In the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #48: Unusual tag mix](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7149/fortnightly-topic-challenge-48-unusual-tag-mix)</sup>
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I was looking at the unusual tag mixes post, and one of the ones listed is [tag:combinatorics] and [tag:english]. I thought "who's go... |
*<sup>Inspired by Avi's [Vowelburger™ Riddle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/92931/vowelburger-riddle)</sup>*
My new fry chef came up with the Double Vowelburger, which has a top bun, cheese, two patties and a bottom bun! She's very economical with ingredients, so each vowel A-E-I-O-U appears only one ... |
<sub>*In the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
Using the digit 4 exactly four times and 4 signs only and only the operation + is allowed how to get 10?
for example:
> $(44 - 4) / 4 = 10$
does not work for this question because 44 is a number and not the digit 4
> $4+4+4-\sqrt{4}=10$
is a bad answer even if we have 4 signs and 4 operations but we used... |
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