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A take on custom ciphers
There is something hidden in the text below. Can you find out what it is? Note: no computers or tedious work required.
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Find how this finite sequence completes
7 14 31 51 70 81 104 107 129 149 155 175
192 215 238 259 279
299 301 301 314 328 350 372
Inspired by the discussion with the author of, and the clues to its solution are in that discussion: What ...
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Doubling Down - When a Good Idea Goes Bad
(Please note that this story is a work of fiction spun for the sake of the puzzle. It is based on little actual fact.)
Back in the early 1940's, in the dead center of WWII, there was a bit of a ...
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A splash of Minecraft?
I was playing Minecraft the other day and came across a beautiful splash message. Subsequently, I was inspired to create a puzzle for it.
Svir, look out below!
Shorty's slang stays surprisingly stout....
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It's your turn now!
What is the simple rule behind these three relations below?
$F$ $\rightarrow$ $C$ :: $R$ $\rightarrow$ $I$ $\rightarrow$ $\sqrt{F}$ ::
$IA$ $\rightarrow$ $D$
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Sorry, I'm new. to this SE
spoil the unlukcy number for this text
fbeel, V'z arj fb gvuf jvyy or fchre rm.
3 > 4 and
4 > 3
^\w|[A-Z]|[^w](?=i) is the whole clue minus a letter.
Find it ...
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Fun with ^#**#!@ flags
(h/t to @sarsaparilla and that user's Fun with Flags series of puzzles earlier this year)
"Hi Pat."
"Hey, did you get my note about our next trip?"
"If by 'note', you mean '...
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Old, yet we stand tall
This puzzle requires a specific answer which consists of 4 letters only. With the help of the image below(and the title) you will get the right one.
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Zed's E-mail: My Good Ol' Uncle Sugar
My friend Gabby and I constantly look out for each other. Just the other day, she received a strange message from what I thought was an uncle of hers. "Problem is," she started with a ...
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Zed's Phone: Failure to Communicate
My friend Beto and I constantly buy things for one another. One day, he gave me a strange-looking phone and said it was my birthday gift (My birthday wouldn't be until 3 more months). He said he ...
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Body Language, Perhaps?
You should be able to tell what I'm saying by looking at what I'm doing with my hands and combining the expressions on my face. Just be careful to mind your p's and q's (and your i's and j's).
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The weird cipher password
During your search for the 'great hidden computer virus', you realized that you were just a password from accessing it. Frantically, you searched for a clue that might help you. At last you finally ...
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Rubio, please help Clark!
Clark who is consecutive in nature, lives in California near the 100th street. Today he decided to take his palindromic boat and visit France. He booked a room which has a number of thrice a prime. ...
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What causes these signs to follow this relation?
Can you find why does the below relation hold true?
Hint 1
Hint 2
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Find my name from this list of symbols
From the symbols below, find my name?
# ! # @ * @ & \$ ^ # * # \$ #
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Find the cipher used
Each of the following lines were said by various famous personalities. Each line corresponds to one person. There is no relation between these lines. After obtaining the names of these people, A 6 ...
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Is it a word? Really?
Grandpa says:
show that the following number equals a 5 letter word with multiple meanings
(one of them not good)
I I I X I I X I I X I I I X I I X I I
I was wondering if that silly thing ...
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Find My Mission For Me
Addendum 1/14/2023: I've given a new, major hint in an answer.
I am a spy for the CIA. Since I am in a hostile territory, my next mission was given to me in a very coded manner.
Today, while playing ...
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How will you save Mike?
A direct hint: this question.
Question starts from here:
You are Dr. Nathaniel - a renowned archaeologist, and involved in a research about an ancient site. But, there is only one problem - the ...
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A Morse Conundrum
Yesterday, I intercepted a message encoded in Morse code, but, because I was extremely tired, decided to wait until today to decode it to plain text. However, when I looked at the piece of paper I had ...
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An old man told me a story at lunch
Today I took my lunch break at my normal time, and sat in my usual location to eat. Nothing special, just a salad with tomatoes, swordfish, and tuna. While I sat there eating, and reading my book; an ...
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An alternate answer
Really rare report!
Today, Todd texted this:
♦☼ ↓☼§ ♂♫☼↨ ¶◘♣ ☺♫‼○↨♣↕ ♠☼↕ ◄§♣‼¶♥○☼♫ ‼○↑ ☼♫ ¶◘♣ ♪☺¶◘ ◘☼♪♣↨☼♣↕♂? ○ ♥☺♫'¶ ♠○•§↕♣ ○¶ ☼§¶.
Although, having solved it, I decided it's too easy and decided ...
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Tricky Riddle, Wordplay heavy, What is my name?
Today, I have what I consider a tricky riddle for you to answer. Please note, I have added the correct tags to this riddle.
I have some math problems that I need help solving. Do you think you'd be ...
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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 ...
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What I Learned from the Attic
Now that I have moved into my parent's house for a temporary stay, it was time for me to earn my keep. My father has become quite old, and time has not been kind. There is a lot of unused and ...
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Counter-Red Spiders
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1. Title based on this xkcd.This puzzle contains hints for 220 black squares (but that's not the point) but is a standalone puzzle.
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Brother Mine! Missing
So, just the other day, i was sitting outside trying to piece some sort of puzzle together, when my brother called. He had this rather strange message for me.
"Mostly it's you who did it boy.... for ...
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Old School riddle with a twist
Rhpeiwpa fj pejchao, ykt cqhh lb qdeo xjz iaoo
Qda pkhqpekj fo ewnikju, cnki tdwp tkqhz ya x jaoo.
Lnzejwh, Xxoyeoowh, xjz Fiiazewpa qnkqxha,
Znepeywh oareoekj jqopj’p oarawh x akqxha.
Hint:
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A very evil cipher
A very evil tyrant locks you in a very evil cellar in a very evil castle. Every day he brings you a bit of soup and a bit of bread with a message he says, "It's the code but you have to decipher it ...
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Who destroyed my grandmother's pillow?
The Victim: My favorite pillow. A gift from my grandmother, embroidered with my initials. Ripped open, torn to pieces, soft innards spilled everywhere.
The Suspects: Clifford the puppy, Caleb the ...
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No Christmas presents until you solve this!
This morning I received an email from Santa Claus himself. He wanted to tell someone about the problems he’s facing and chose me. When I read about his problems I was worried because I like my ...
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Alternative lyrics
I've been listening to some Alternative music but the lyrics on my album booklet seem to have some printing errors. Can you help figure out this verse?
+2203 166 127 +2282 29.9, -90
(79 75) +...
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There's been a kidnapping!
Alfred C. Bacon, an avid puzzler, has been kidnapped! Fortunately, we were able to find where he was being held. Unfortunately, he was no longer there. Fortunately, he left us a note, letting us know ...
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Who was the murderer? 550971051
The florist has just been murdered, and you, a freelance detective called on to the case by the police, arrive at the crime scene. Three suspects are present in the flower shop: the florist's ...
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Not a Riddle, rather a Question
Well I did come here on 'puzzling.stackexchange.com' and I've tried solve few challenges. Let's say I didn't succeed.
I wanted to ask for Books, Tips, Videos or any other type of Educational ...
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Something dotty in the state of Rome
I'm a time traveller. In order to keep balance to the universe, it is my duty to preserve past, present and future.
However, the Bad Guys want to mess with our past to destroy humanity as we know it ...
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Take note, this is my favorite thing
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #30: Metapuzzles.
Please note: This puzzle IS a metapuzzle. If someone wants to put the integrity into question, I'll feel free to privately send an answer. I'...
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The Third Room of Numbers Dungeon
After being enslaved by the evil Lord Numbers, you have been forced to navigate his treacherous puzzle rooms. After easily defeating the first and second puzzle rooms, you stumble into the third room, ...
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Your not so normal 'Who am I?'
This Who am I? Is a little more in depth, with a few puzzles to solve to get to the final answer. First let's start off with a short story riddle. From the story you should get two answers. One is 5 ...
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Are we salvageable?
You wake up in a small room. The door is locked and there's no light other than 3 red glowing bulbs over a heavy iron door. Across the room you see a small table with a typewriter that doesn't seem to ...
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Two spies on a noisy train
Special agent Alex and deputy director Bob are traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway. They need to set up a secret meeting in Vladivostok at the usual time, 18:30. The only thing to decide is the ...
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A message from afar
You are an amateur radio operator, who unexpectedly intercepts a weak signal. The rather noisy broadcast sounds like a series of di-di-dahs. You quickly take notes to get the following message:
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Just having some fun
To: John ([email protected])
From: Anna ([email protected])
CC: All ([email protected])
Subject: Just having some fun...
Hello, everyone! I decided to experiment with a few things lately. I have ...
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Vixens and Fowls
I woke up thinking about yesterday's message. While drinking my coffee and the TV buzzed with the morning news, I kept trying to figure it out:
"All codes - compromised - don't use! I have sent ...
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Director Fury wants his CORE back, one of the Avengers stole it
I'm trying to add a bit of story to this riddle/puzzle, so blame me for trying!
I hope you like it, might be a bit rough at first, it's the first time I'm doing this myself. I enjoyed making it so ...
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Michel's mysterious message
The following text-message exchange took place yesterday between me and my friend Michel:
M: Çorâ ârb fyk! Çî bwæ rœt nœ mæ þœśol? Ap kôx so śêm am śêmipat ø jûp? Aś wæ śadwol ap îp lakrœ am tœmb!
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Romance and Higher Learning
I as sorting through my books the other day and I came across an old philosophy textbook. When I saw what was scrawled on the back, it brought back a flood of memories. It was almost the end of my ...
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Where to ask these questions?
Here on SE I've only answered questions so far, so I thought it was time to ask some of my own. But where should I go to find the answers to these questions?
Would a tsubo-niwa garden help with my ...
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The Monolith of Puzzlandia
I've been avidly lurking and sometimes posting on Puzzling Stack Exchange for a few months now, and I thought it might be time for me to try a puzzle of my own. I hope it's interesting and difficult ...
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