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[Partial answer - almost fully solved, stuck on the last part]
First:
>! "Atop Nobelium" appears to clue ON NO.
>! This can be arranged into a 2×2 square, with `ON` on the top row and `NO` on the bottom - can we make similar word squares out of the others?
>!
>! "Duo attack rocks"... well, "Duo" is TWO,... |
The first thing to do is work out what shape each diagram represents. Across each row, these are in turn:
>! EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE, UNIT SQUARE, BLACK CIRCLE,
>! RED SPHERE, YELLOW HEXAGON, GREEN TETROMINO.
Next:
>! Highlight the cells in each grid which contain **letters that do not appear in the name of th... |
<sup>Inspired by [Avi's Vowelburger™ Riddle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/92931/18418)</sup>
Last week, after English class at school, a few friends and I went to the local Vowelburger™ to get some lunch. Feeling hungry, we decided to order 13 burgers among the 4 of us. However, when our burgers were deliv... |
The following sequence of numbers is related to two well known sequences in the OEIS, the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences:
3, 4, 7, 10, 16, 21, 30, 40, 57, 84, 120, 181, 274, 420,...
a) Which two sequences, and how is it related to them?
b) Does the sequence itself contain infinietly many terms belon... |
First:
>! "Atop Nobelium" appears to clue ON NO.
>! This can be arranged into a 2×2 square, with `ON` on the top row and `NO` on the bottom - can we make similar word squares out of the others?
>!
>! "Duo attack rocks"... well, "Duo" is TWO, "rocks" is ORE, meaning "attack" is likely WAR.
>!
>! [![S... |
The following sequence of numbers is related to two well known sequences in the [OEIS][1], the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences:
3, 4, 7, 10, 16, 21, 30, 40, 57, 84, 120, 181, 274, 420,...
a) Which two sequences, and how is it related to them?
b) Does the sequence itself contain infinitely many terms ... |
Maybe going a completely wrong direction, but with the hints
>! Love's Labours Lost and Turkish Bread
One thing comes to mind, which is that perhaps they were tired of normal burgers and decided to instead have:
>! BLT's, with BLT as bread and various vowels mixed in.
We can kind of get there, altho... |
Maybe going a completely wrong direction, but with the hints
>! Love's Labours Lost and Turkish Bread
One thing comes to mind, which is that perhaps they were tired of normal burgers and decided to instead have:
>! BLT's, with BLT as bread and various vowels mixed in.
We can kind of get there, altho... |
If A + B means A is the father of B If A × B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B
What should come in place of the question mark, to establish that T is the sister-in-law of Q in
the given expression ?
R % T × P ? J $ ... |
What replaces the question mark in the blood relation problem? |
This year we have to make our school assignments in pairs.
With each classmate must be made exactly one of those assignments.
Exactly 30% of the assignments will be made by a pair of girls.
How many assignments do I have to make? |
If A + B means A is the father of B If A × B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B
What should come in place of the question mark, to establish that T is the sister-in-law of Q in
the given expression ?
R % T × P ? J $ ... |
If you take a non-intersecting closed loop on a torus (that is to say, a path which ends where it starts and does not cross over itself, drawn inside a square whose edges "wrap" left to right and top to bottom), you can use it to infinitely tile the plane in a lined pattern:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
... |
Wraps and Loops—Which Sequences are Admissible? |
If you take a non-intersecting closed loop on a torus (that is to say, a path which ends where it starts and does not cross over itself, drawn inside a square whose edges "wrap" left to right and top to bottom), you can use it to infinitely tile the plane in a lined pattern:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
... |
If you take a non-intersecting closed loop on a torus (that is to say, a path which ends where it starts and does not cross over itself, drawn inside a square whose edges "wrap" left to right and top to bottom), you can use it to infinitely tile the plane in a lined pattern:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
... |
Let's have the following sequence of Pythagorean triplets $25^2=24^2+7^2,1201^2=1200^2+49^2$,
$58825^2=58824^2+343^2, ?, ?$
What are the next two triplets in this sequence?
How have these triplets been generated? |
If you take a non-intersecting closed loop on a torus (that is to say, a path which ends where it starts and does not cross over itself, drawn inside a square whose edges "wrap" left to right and top to bottom), you can use it to infinitely tile the plane in a lined pattern:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
... |
Why is lion the answer to the following clue? Take the first left turn at the zoo? |
Why is "lion" the answer to
> Take the first left turn at the zoo?
I get that the first left is *L*. The clue is four letters long and the third letter is *O* but I do not understand how the rest of the clue -*ion* is explained. |
Why is "lion" the answer to "Take the first left turn at the zoo?" |
Why is "lion" the answer to
> Take the first left turn at the zoo?
I get that the first left is *L*. The clue is four letters long and the third letter is *O* but I do not understand how the rest of the clue -*ion* is explained.
It is from a UK newspaper and is a cryptic crossword. |
Maybe "the first" is number one or NO. I (Roman numeral 1), followed by L, an abbreviation for "left". We take all that and turn it around to make L I ON. The definition part would then be "at the zoo?", which is not a *great* definition for lion as it's the wrong part of speech, but that's all I can come up with. |
Can you figure out how I've split the below letters into their groups?
|Group 1|Group 2|
|:-----:|:-----:|
|D H L S|F P T Y|
| Group 1 |Group 2|Group 3|
|:---------------:|:-----:|:-----:|
|C D H J N P V W Y| L T M | S B R |
|Group 1|Group 2|Group 3|Group 4|Group 5|
|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----... |
My attempted [pub quiz/Only Connect wall question][1] never got very close to a true answer, so here's another try. The ultimate wall was solved in less than an hour over in the Only Connect Facebook group...maybe this will be a little easier.
1. What flower found in the southern United States do you get if you com... |
Could someone please check my math homework?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
I think I did it well...
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/csfzO.png
*Note: This **is** a puzzle.* |
From [The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword - Apr 23 2021](https://puzzles.standard.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-eveningstandard?puzzleDate=20210423#!202104), the clue for 36-Across is:
> 36. Take the first left turn at the zoo (4)
And the answer is "lion".
I get that the first left is *L*. The clue is fou... |
<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>
---
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Trio Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
| Trio Words™ | Not Trio Wo... |
Could someone please check my math homework?
> 2 + 2 = 5
4 × 6 = 12
6<sup>2</sup> = 24
85 - 42 = 20
√961 = 13
4<sup>3</sup> = 49
93 modulo 7 = 16
143 ÷ 13 = 4
I think I did it well...
*Note: This **is** a puzzle.* |
Maybe you can hear that ethereal song, that churn, gentler before, now overwhelming? All love that beautiful word heralding new things coming. Know that the musician need not bow; there is no chance to bow before his audience, for all flee before the first word, missing the rest.
Eager quarter notes lead spinning... |
If you take a non-intersecting closed loop on a torus (that is to say, a path which ends where it starts and does not cross over itself, drawn inside a square whose edges "wrap" left to right and top to bottom), you can use it to infinitely tile the plane in a lined pattern:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
... |
12 treasures in a chest. Crack me open and liquid gold comes out. What am I? |
> 12 treasures in a chest. Crack me open and liquid gold comes out. What am I?
It's easy if you look at the question carefully. |
If you take a non-intersecting closed loop on a torus (that is to say, a path which ends where it starts and does not cross over itself, drawn inside a square whose edges "wrap" left to right and top to bottom), you can use it to infinitely tile the plane in a lined pattern:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
... |
**ANSWER**
The movie reference from the word 'case' is: The curious case of Benjamin Button.
Key-theme of the movie is backward-aging - starting old (tall) and turning younger (shorter) as time passes by.
>They paid to see it and they applauded, as this concept was very new. But only I could relate, for the diff... |
Two prisoners look at each other through the prison bars. Which one of 'em is free? |
Since I [botched](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/109646/73836) my first attempt at posing this puzzle, let me try again, this time hopefully closing all loopholes by dropping the packing angle and making this a purely geometric puzzle:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
The figure is E-W symmetric, all... |
> I am uncommon,
> But a worthy goal.
> Rare but abundant
> In hill and hole.
> Who am I?
You may already know the answer, so the task is not to answer the riddle per se, but to solve the following 'What is a Word' puzzle, use the words in the puzzle to find another four word phrase (2 from each side),... |
[![puzzle][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/J0S6s.jpg
Your final answer should answer the question "What is something you could get after solving this puzzle?" |
Finished grid
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
ACROSS
>! 1 Small stones accent trail border (6) – **GRAVE+\_L**
>! 4 Deceitful spouse breaks down and admits beginnings of cheating and infidelity (8) – **SPE(C\_+I\_)OUS***
>! 10 Minnesota hockey player's explosive rant about short shift (5,4) – **N(... |
These four mathematician friends play poker every Saturday night. They always have a twist for the very last hand, just for fun.
This Saturday the twist was “Factorial Clues”. The rule for the last hand was that every player must give a clue about his hand that relates to factorials. They played 5 card poker with a... |
These four mathematician friends play poker every Saturday night. They always have a twist for the very last hand, just for fun.
This Saturday the twist was “Factorial Clues”. The rule for the last hand was that every player must give a clue about his hand that relates to factorials. They played 5 card poker with a... |
These four mathematician friends play poker every Saturday night. They always have a twist for the very last hand, just for fun.
This Saturday the twist was “Factorial Clues”. The rule for the last hand was that every player must give a clue about his hand that relates to factorials. They played 5 card poker with a... |
**Possibly wrong answer** because I don't get a clear-cut answer to the final question (but I've checked my working and haven't _found_ any errors):
[I _have_ used a computer, but only as a slightly more convenient pocket calculator.]
John: “I have no face cards. All my five cards are factorials. Their (five card... |
**Possibly wrong answer** because I don't get a clear-cut answer to the final question (but I've checked my working and haven't _found_ any errors):
[I _have_ used a computer, but only as a slightly more convenient pocket calculator.]
John: “I have no face cards. All my five cards are factorials. Their (five card... |
Each of these:
>! can be made into a word by applying some transformation. The trick to this is that all of the information is used *twice* - the lines drawn are only half of what we actually need.
---
**Left column, top:**
>! Reflecting across a diagonal line gives ABSURD.
>! [</sup>
Last week, after English class at school, a few friends and I went to the local Vowelburger™ to get some lunch. Feeling hungry, we decided to order 13 burgers among the 4 of us. However, when our burgers were deliv... |
Finished grid
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
ACROSS
>! 1 Small stones accent trail border (6) – **GRAVE+\_L**
>! 4 Deceitful spouse breaks down and admits beginnings of cheating and infidelity (8) – **SPE(C\_+I\_)OUS***
>! 10 Minnesota hockey player's explosive rant about short shift (5,4) – **N(... |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #49: Pub Quiz Camouflage](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7159/)...a day or two late. Oops.</sup>
Your local pub has an interesting way to show their pub quiz questions--sixteen televisions in a four-by-four display. However, when you come in today,... |
Finished grid
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
ACROSS
>! 1 Small stones accent trail border (6) – **GRAVE+\_L**
>! 4 Deceitful spouse breaks down and admits beginnings of cheating and infidelity (8) – **SPE(C\_+I\_)OUS***
>! 10 Minnesota hockey player's explosive rant about short shift (5,4) – **N(... |
There are 5 people, each one can be lying or telling the truth (he can't switch). Below each one tells us how many liars exist in the group.
1)There are at least 3 liars.
2)There are at least 2 liars.
3)There are at least 1 liars.
4)There are at least 4 liars.
5)There are at least 2 liars.
How many liars exis... |
Who is the liar (Number of liars)? |
There are 5 people, each one can be lying or telling the truth (he can't switch). Below each one tells us how many liars exist in the group.
1)There are at least 3 liars.
2)There are at least 2 liars.
3)There are at least 1 liars.
4)There are at least 4 liars.
5)There are at least 2 liars.
How many ... |
There are 5 people, each one can be lying or telling the truth (he can't switch). Below each one tells us how many liars exist in the group.
1) There are at least 3 liars.
2) There are at least 2 liars.
3) There are at least 1 liars.
4) There are at least 4 liars.
5) There are at least 2 liars.
How ... |
<sup>Inspired by [Avi's Vowelburger™ Riddle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/92931/18418)</sup>
Last week, after English class at school, a few friends and I went to the local Vowelburger™ to get some lunch. Feeling hungry, we decided to order 13 burgers among the 4 of us. However, when our burgers were deliv... |
You're surrounded by infinitely many zombies. You're at the origin, and zombies occupy the points $(100i,100j)$ for all integer $i, j$ except the origin, as shown below:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
You and the zombies move alternatively. You all move in steps. Each step is of distance 1, and can only ... |
Can you survive this infinite zombie attack? |
<sup>*What follows here is a little Easter Egg hunt I've pulled together for you all this year. Ultimately, you need to discover **a single word of four letters in length** which will be revealed by the puzzle once all steps have been fully resolved.*</sup>
<sup>*Happy hunting, and Happy Easter!*</sup>
---
>... |
You're surrounded by infinitely many zombies. You're at the origin, and zombies occupy the points $(100i,100j)$ for all integer $i, j$ except the origin, as shown below:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
You and the zombies move alternatively. You all move in steps. Each step is of distance 1, and can only ... |
You're surrounded by infinitely many zombies. You're at the origin, and zombies occupy the points $(100i,100j)$ for all integer $i, j$ except the origin, as shown below:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
You and the zombies move alternatively. You all move in steps. Each step is of distance 1, and can only ... |
Considering how quickly my last 'Riley Riddle' was solved, I thought I'd try again:
> My prefix causes you trouble;
> My suffix, people have double.
> My infix, you find swimming;
> This can stop you from dripping.
**What am I?** |
English letters are transformed like so:
$B \rightarrow V$
$C \rightarrow S$
$E \rightarrow E$
$H \rightarrow N$
$P \rightarrow R$
$T \rightarrow T$
Now what does $X$ transform to? |
English letters are transformed like so:
$B \rightarrow V$
$C \rightarrow S$
$E \rightarrow E$
$H \rightarrow N$
$T \rightarrow T$
Now what does $P$ transform to and why? |
Since I [botched](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/109646/73836) my first attempt at posing this puzzle, let me try again, this time hopefully closing all loopholes by dropping the packing angle and making this a purely geometric puzzle:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
The figure is E-W symmetric, all... |
English letters are transformed like so:
*B → V*
*C → S*
*E → E*
*H → N*
*T → T*
Now what does *P* transform to and why? |
**Edit**:- We have a group of words here:- (Go check Hint 1)
| | | | |
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ACIDITY | TIME | MICROSCOPE | MARKS |
| LIGHT | SCALE | CHEMISTRY | CLAW |
| REAL | LEAD | INTEREST... |
My prefix is what you might do with your date.
You and your date may use my infix as a pronoun to refer to the two of you.
You would be happy if your relationship between the two of you does my suffix.
All together, I am the last thing you would want to date. What am I?
|
There are 5 people. Each one can be lying or telling the truth, and they can't switch. Below, each person tells us how many liars exist in the group.
1) There are at least 3 liars.
2) There are at least 2 liars.
3) There are at least 1 liars.
4) There are at least 4 liars.
5) There are at least 2 liars. ... |
Might this be the intended solution?
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
>! We will call the centres of the circles by their label and the circles by prepending C. Draw two more equal circles CA1 and CA2 each touching two circles of the 18-gon from the outside at a rotational offset of 3 circles. Do it in ... |
Can you figure out how I've split the below letters into their groups?
|Group 1|Group 2|
|:-----:|:-----:|
|D H L S|F P T Y|
| Group 1 |Group 2|Group 3|
|:---------------:|:-----:|:-----:|
|C D H J N P V W Y| L T M | S B R |
|Group 1|Group 2|Group 3|Group 4|Group 5|
|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----... |
Ok, so this is a bit embarrassing. I just found out about the whole Vowelburgers™ thing, and I just realised that a Vowelburgers™ Restaurant opened next door. Of course I had to get one. They were having these delicious tomatoes in their new Double Decker burgers which have **2 consonant buns, 1 consonant cheese slice... |
Ok, so this is a bit embarrassing. I just found out about the whole Vowelburgers™ thing, and I just realised that a Vowelburgers™ Restaurant opened next door. Of course I had to get one. They were having these delicious tomatoes in their new Double Decker burgers which have **2 consonant buns, 1 consonant tomato slice... |
Ok, so this is a bit embarrassing. I just found out about the whole Vowelburgers™ thing, and I just realised that a Vowelburgers™ Restaurant opened next door. Of course I had to get one. They were having these delicious tomatoes in their new Double Decker burgers which have **2 consonant buns, 1 consonant tomato slice... |
[Partial Answer]
I'm pretty sure these are the buns and tomato, but I'm not sure about the patties, since I'm not sure about the vowel patties mashing operation. So the consonants seem correct, but not sure about the vowels.
It's a
>! **B-L** consonant buns, with **T** tomato, and **N** lettuce
>! BATAL: T... |
Ok, so this is a bit embarrassing. I just found out about the whole Vowelburgers™ thing, and I just realised that a Vowelburgers™ Restaurant opened next door. Of course I had to get one. They were having these delicious tomatoes in their new Double Decker burgers which have **2 consonant buns, 1 consonant tomato slice... |
[Partial Answer]
I'm pretty sure these are the buns and tomato, but I'm not sure about the vowel patties.
It's a
>! **B-L** consonant buns, with **T** tomato, and **N** lettuce
>! [BATAL](https://kbbi.kemdikbud.go.id/entri/batal): Tidak jadi (**A** vowel patties) \
>! [BENTOL](https://kbbi.kemdikbud.go.id... |
Ok, so this is a bit embarrassing. I just found out about the whole Vowelburgers™ thing, and I just realised that a Vowelburgers™ Restaurant opened next door. Of course I had to get one. They were having these delicious tomatoes in their new Double Decker burgers which have **2 consonant buns, 1 consonant tomato slice... |
[Partial Answer]
I'm pretty sure these are the buns and tomato, but I'm not sure about the vowel patties.
It's a
>! **B-L** consonant buns, with **T** tomato, and **N** lettuce
>! [BATAL](https://kbbi.kemdikbud.go.id/entri/batal): Tidak jadi (**A** vowel patties) \
>! [BENTOL](https://kbbi.kemdikbud.go.id... |
I just made this ['Riley riddle'](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/62349/my-prefix-is-food-my-suffix-is-rude):
> My prefix is a moment,
> My infix comes before nouns,
> My suffix is an Indian currency,
> I keep you safe and sure.
**What am I?**
Hint 1:
>! It is a 7-letter word.
Hint 2 ... |
<sup>I'm pretty sure this is a "classical" puzzle but I could not find it anywhere here on PSE.</sup>
This puzzle is a variant of the https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/1761/doctors-dilemma.
There are two patients in a hospital (let's call them A and B), both of them need an operation by two different ... |
I was recently at grandma's. Found this wooden puzzle her friend had made that I took apart as I thought it would be easy to put it back together. Turns out it was not.
I have identified is as The Yamato Block at [Rob's Puzzle page](http://www.robspuzzlepage.com/interlocking.htm). I am able to find [solutions](https... |
Under every grid cell of a chessboard, I put either one bean or nothing.
Now if you choose a (grid) rectangular area on the chessboard, then I will tell you the parity of the number of beans under that area.
How many rectangular areas do you have to inquire, before you can be sure to know the parity of the number... |
Pointing to a boy a girl said "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my only uncle."How is the boy related to the girl?" A standard yet simple technique will be highly appreciated.
Options are:
(1)Brother
(2)Nephew
(3)Uncle
(4)Son-in-law
(5)None of these. |
How is the boy related to the girl? |
> Pointing to a boy a girl said "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my only uncle. "How is the boy related to the girl?"
A standard yet simple technique will be highly appreciated.
Options are:
1) Brother
2) Nephew
3) Uncle
4) Son-in-law
5) None of these. |
Are you just wanting the diagrams to be clearer? TinkerCad is pretty easy to learn and free. I made these if you want to play with them: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/kOCVDD6zTu9-yamoto-pieces
[![Yamoto Pieces][1]][1]
Then following the instructions (which your link starts at step 2):
Step 2 (front view):... |
I had a chess position today, in which my last position had 5 possible moves to checkmate. This seemed like a lot to me, and I immediately thought of the puzzle: _Which position would yield the maximum number of ways to checkmate the opponent on the next move_?
The rules of my made up puzzle are thus
1) Exactly... |
Alive without breath
As cold as death
Never thirsting, ever drinking
Clad in mail, ever clinking
Drowns on dry land
Thinks an island
Is a mountain
Thinks a fountain
Is a puff of air
So sleek, so fair!
What are we? |
What Am I? Alive Without Breath |
>Alive without breath
>As cold as death
>Never thirsting, ever drinking
>Clad in mail, ever clinking
>Drowns on dry land
>Thinks an island
>Is a mountain
>Thinks a fountain
>Is a puff of air
>So sleek, so fair!
What are we? |
>Two long sharp teeth
>
>Two holes beneath
>
>My bite is neat
>
>I do not eat
What am I? |
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
>Alive without breath
>As cold as death
>Never thirsting, ever drinking
>Clad in mail, ever clinking
>Drowns on dry land
>Thinks an island
>Is a mountain
>Thinks a fountain
>Is a puff of air
>So sleek, so fair!
What are we? |
Isn’t the answer from the book just
>! Fish?
This is more like trivia than a riddle though, given your source?
|
>Each morning, I am given life by my master
>I work for my master all day long, and sometimes get heatstroke
>But, after a nap, I am back to work
>At night, before bed
>My master kills me
>Only to wake me again in the morn
What am I?
P.S.: This is my first original riddle, but it's not meant to b... |
Alive in the morning, dead at night. What am I? |
What is a Fun Puzzle?
<sub>I was curious to learn what makes a puzzle Fun so that I could devote my time to only working on Fun Puzzles. With that goal in mind, I set out to make a list of Fun and Not Fun puzzles. I knew this would be a contentious topic with many opinions, so I took an informal poll and below are t... |
I have hands, but cant point. I make a sound without a mouth, and i can measure 1 foot with what's on my face. What am I? |
> I have hands, but can't point. I make a sound without a mouth, and I can measure 1 foot with what's on my face. What am I?
For you to answer this, you must know that it is you. |
**Edit**:- We have a group of words here:- (Go check Hint 1)
| | | | |
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ACIDITY | TIME | MICROSCOPE | MARKS |
| LIGHT | SCALE | CHEMISTRY | CLAW |
| REAL | LEAD | INTEREST... |
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