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30 questions
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Mapping Jack's Chicken
Clues:
Map of world with numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, and 9 strategically placed.
Portrait of man with numbers 1x2, 2, 3, 5, and 5 strategically placed in hair.
Instructions: Name That Film
_ _ _ _ E _ _ ...
18
votes
1
answer
852
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A puzzle about ERIC
This is a puzzle about (7, 8, 8), or ERIC for short. Can you decode them?
IM[K]N, OPQFR
ABNP, AC
V R[K]T, U R[K]T
HIJK L, HIJK
JPFH, SFH
NPFJ L, NP[J]F
V D, EF GF
ERIC = ??P??[K] [J]?GFP ?[N]??[K]R
19
votes
1
answer
988
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Anyone Seen My Snorkel?
This is part 54 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
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zqv qw o h6ım v6ınɔ ugwo7 | zo 78վn £þxm εıqm conxnøqxw v8կox h6ımw , დnɔ þn 7დvn ...
2
votes
1
answer
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#TenderfootSpiral
Clues:
Two hikers on an incline arrow with numbers.
Hiker 1 says: 38.548493. Hiker 2 says: -105.998749.
Sequence: Hiker 17711 Hiker 0 377 0 144 1 10946 233 987 0 2584 6765 75025
Hiker = ...
15
votes
1
answer
860
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A Trivial Pursuit #07 (Geography 2/4): String Theory
This is part 7 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
If
e*
t*
u*
v*
w*
x*
y*
is H...
What relevant (if ...
8
votes
3
answers
662
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The End of the Desert Sauce
Transcript
Clues:
[map compass containing "19!"]
3336665555556669 84433 7777833255 777728822233 8666 77773333 944666 933 64444448 2233
+---+---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+---+
| | 3 | 4 | 5 | ...
15
votes
2
answers
951
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Hiking Circuits
This is part 27 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
How have you been? Today I have toured the coastal towns and islands of a major ...
9
votes
1
answer
545
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The Key to the City
This is part 9 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
This is a Skyscrapers puzzle. Each letter represents a unique number between 1 and ...
1
vote
1
answer
416
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CliffDriving PS
[contextual images]
[text near one image] 16.,51.
Instructions: Name the Town
_ _ s _ _ _ _
4
votes
1
answer
166
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** and ## operations on countries
Oman is the ** of Romania
Andorra is the ** of Andorra
Tunisia is the ** of Tunisia
Guinea-Bissau is the ** of Guinea-Bissau
Haiti is the ## of Lithuania
Togo is the ## of Colombia
Maldives is the ## ...
13
votes
4
answers
688
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Who murdered His Majesty the King?
Furious, the chief officer of London's police force stood in the foyer of the late Majesty's mansion, trying to compose himself. Sitting before him were the three suspects, Toby and Ned (whom he'd ...
3
votes
2
answers
292
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Where does my friend live? 5
Other questions in this series can be found here.
One of my friends, Com, has sent me a code to show where he lives:
ARIA, ---, ---, ESIA, ---, KAAN, KYAN, LAIA, ---, MOVA, RUIA, TAAN, TUAN, UKNE, --...
14
votes
1
answer
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Following Rotting Links
Here's some examples of rotting links. Why are they rotting, and what links them?
Lebanon - ROT -> Slovenia
Monaco - ROT -> Slovenia
European Union - ROT -> Slovenia - ROT -> Antarctica
...
4
votes
1
answer
159
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Covert Conversation - A North Daniels' Puzzle
It's very important to keep your login details secure, which might entail not writing it down, encrypting them, or using a password manager. What you should not do is save them on some random USB and ...
8
votes
2
answers
242
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Place of Safety - A North Daniels' Puzzle
It's not everyday you get a text from a dead friend, especially if you saw them being executed by guillotine, which is why D.S.I North Daniels was a bit sceptical when his ancient Nokia Cityman 1320 ...
10
votes
2
answers
630
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Can you name the country code?
As an hommage to @eyl327's "can you name the country code?" puzzles. Here is one more:
Given the country codes of the 10 countries in the following table, can you figure out the country code of ...
13
votes
1
answer
460
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Can you name the Country Code™? (#2)
Given the country codes of 10 countries in the chart below, can you figure out the country code of Brazil?
Country
Country Code™
Russia
NSR
Sudan
GDA
United States
BIE
Argentina
EGS
Mongolia
BNM
...
47
votes
11
answers
6k
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Geography at the pixel level
(enlarged version)
The answer is a group of islands.
7
votes
3
answers
589
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My Grandpa's Box #1
My grandpa died last month. At the reading of his will, he left me a strange wooden box. A post-it-note on the side read "You were always good at puzzles." There was a number lock on the front that ...
7
votes
3
answers
237
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Close encounter of the orthographical kind
Over here! Hey! People! Thank goodness. I managed to escape. I was held captive in a Keerg spaceship hovering high above the continental United States. They pointed on different places on a map and ...
5
votes
4
answers
608
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Finding a serial killer
Recently, in the United States, there have been multiple murders all over the country. Because of how similar these murders are, it is believed that a single individual is responsible. There have been ...
1
vote
3
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Looking for a place
Seems overwhelming but pretty simple.
clue.txt
http://junewi.000webhostapp.com/testing/clue.txt
tdHCR6ieFHNqUv1zQHE0KRiAfypNTApKi2xlN4CMYK2beP3M1u2mgUvRvDmx0M8heyKebUVEsGcbHrnymUIeviUN/...
0
votes
2
answers
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The Trail of Clues: The Mystery island
<--- Previous and first clue
You are standing on a roof in Israel at the top of the Ladder. You notice that there is a small package taped to the top rung of the ladder.
You pick it up and take it ...
10
votes
2
answers
644
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Make some Guacamole!
Subject: Mole
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 14:20
From: Chowzen {[email protected]}
To: PuzzlingEnthusiast {[email protected]}
PE:
As you may be aware,I am the leader of an ...
6
votes
4
answers
954
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Don't clear your terminal history 4
Previously, on terminal use...
A panel raises into the wall, revealing a hallway and the outline of a sword. "Must have been taken already", you figure. You walk down the hallway and enter ...
8
votes
2
answers
976
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Don't clear your terminal history 2
Previously, on terminal use...
The door accepted your input and slid open! Unfortunately, so did a trap door under your feet. You slide down and end up in another room. The only apparent exit is a ...
12
votes
3
answers
742
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The inheritance of Mr. Jones
When I went to get the mail this morning, I noticed an official-looking letter in my mailbox. It said 'Quick 'n Quiet Notary Service' on the back, and it was addressed to me. Curious about the content ...
2
votes
1
answer
324
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Lost at sea. What is the ship's cargo?
While trapped at sea, a small fishing vessel desperately tried to reach another ship for assistance. Finally, a large ship appeared over the crest of a magnificent wave.
The crew members screamed for ...
6
votes
2
answers
640
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Something for the real fans
Terry guessed the key based on clues she got from Jack
In a music-linked movie roughly three decades back
But you need to start from a more continental track
From Harold G to Harrowing (as Schmieder ...
3
votes
1
answer
284
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Our Honor is Unstained
Here are four photos from Google satellite maps and one from Wikipedia (see note 1). These photos show a family related by strength and endurance. The goal of this puzzle is:
to identify the proper ...