Questions tagged [enigmatic-puzzle]

Puzzles where the genre or solving strategy of the puzzle is not explicitly stated; puzzles where the puzzler must deduce what type of puzzle it is.

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The Wug Test For Grownups

Jean Gleason has invented a brand new test for adults to try, not just kids!
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Additions to menagerie were strange but appreciated

For astronomical information, engage the flux capacitor (May or June 2022) and then find them. Make Cupid drop stuff. Then you “drop” stuff. ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #16 (Art and Literature 3/4): X

This is part 16 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. The final answer is a thematic 8-letter word. Text ...
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27 spaces, 27 curious places

Grid 1: Grid 2: Grid 3: Find the meaning behind these images.
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A Trivial Pursuit #15 (History 3/4): Those Not Present

This is part 15 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. Eisenhower’s Vice President, later President himself ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #14 (Entertainment 3/4): Integration by Parts

This is part 14 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. 1975 FLON ERE INCEL ANY DOT HUE MANC HINGE 2018 2022 ...
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Excuse me, I don't wear pointy hats!

There's a guy moving into my neighbourhood. People have seen him do some strange, reality-bending things, like materialising objects out of thin air and moving things around telekinetically with a ...
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Comprised of both

What is the answer I'm looking for?
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Behaviorists hate this trick

Part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #14: Think inside the (very small) box! Here's a 3x3 grid Here are the nine cells of the grid in no particular order Place them correctly, then tell me the final ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #10 (Art and Literature 2/4): Bookshelf

This is part 10 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. Colourblind-friendly version available here. The ...
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Can't overthink my daunting, challenging ask

RILFYSXHTWBNLFUFTWNQAFHFTMTWNQYSRTTWBNLFUFTWYSFEUFTWBNLFHFBNTWXHYSHTAFSDTWUFFEKQYSSDUFTWBNLFUFTWFEHFBFUFTWYSNQTWHFTWFEUFHFRTYCQFTWFEYSFETWRIBNHFBNUFTWYSFETWRTHFSDSHYS (This actually is a decodable ...
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Genius Belt; What am I?

Here's a puzzle for you: Text version: Genius Belt XMLFWBHOVTQMLBHVXYEBXEGCFDVOUFZREIGQ (3, 7) SPXLRFKZRJZWBVYIRVFCVV What am I? Not part of puzzle: You shouldn'...
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A three-stage puzzle

Below are nine groups of common three-letter words ("common" semi-arbitrarily meaning "appearing within the 10,000 most common words in both Google's Trillion Word Corpus and the Corpus ...
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COMPOSITION [10 letter answer]

The works and titles of this painter were recently unveiled at an exhibition. What ten letters did the Germans use to describe his collective of artists? errata: the final image should be this:
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Just a regular puzzle (It's what's inside that counts)

What is the 10-letter word to the puzzle below?
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A Trivial Pursuit #08 (Entertainment 2/4): Names

This is part 8 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. Solve the fourteen rebuses below to find some names, ...
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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 = ...
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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 ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #06 (Sports and Leisure 1/4): Life Goals

This is part 6 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. ...
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Five ordered names

Why is this puzzle linear? Because it's...
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Element lost? Call a scientist!

I was searching for a specific element, but I couldn't find it. So I called three scientists in different countries in order to find the element. What was the element I was looking for, and where am ...
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Maybe all is not as it seams

What location is depicted in the below, edited image? (First answered by @Rand al'Thor) What type of game, simulation or software was used to create the original, unedited image (not shown here)? ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #05 (Science and Nature 1/4): Animal Songs

This is part 5 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. ♩ ♩♩♩♩♩ G E G S T H E M A M ♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩ H ♩♩ D A ♩ R ♩♩ B ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #04 (Art and Literature 1/4): Threesome

This is part 4 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. QUE STI ONS SEC@ND L@TR V@LUME B@ANWELL’S AUTHO@ ...
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A [Song from Taylor Swift's second album] Puzzle

This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #14: Think inside the (very small) box!. Can you solve the following clues, fit their answers into the grid below, and then determine what belongs ...
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The Moldy Square Grid

This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #14: Think inside the (very small) box!. What is in the middle space? Hint:
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A Trivial Pursuit #01 (Geography 1/4): History

This is part 1 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. HERMITS ERECTED HER – SHE TOLD MERCHANT ALL BEST AUTHOR ...
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Dreamcatcher Puzzle

I created this puzzle as part of a set of puzzles about good wishes for a wedding. Does it work?
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A puzzle of d's (What is the full name of the artist shop?)

As it says in the title, what is the full name of the artist shop? Explain why. ...
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A warning from below

You can't solve this puzzle. Quit trying. Question: The question above was made by who?
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The image you are requesting does not exist?

Fill in the table below, to get the final answer that consists of 2 words.
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You'll find it if you go along the

Hidden below is a word. Which word is it? ...
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Dear Spider-Man

deAr spider-man, you stopped me once before but nOt this time again. what you do not understand is That evolution is inevItable. i am merely speeding up this process. yes, people will become weird dry-...
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If Weird Al Yankovic Wrote Riddles

When I wake up ???? ? ???? ?’? ????? ?? ?’? ????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ????? ?? ???? ?? ??? When I go out ???? ? ???? ?’? ????? ?? ?’? ????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ???? ????? ???? ??? If I get drunk ???? ? ???? ?’? ...
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What - - - - - - - corresponds to the question mark?

What is the answer to this puzzle? TZAAUTSRBTURZMB? ...
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Vivaldi's favorite

I am looking for a single word, that is missing. Everything you need to know, is right here: ...
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Double trouble - When slitherloops collide

This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #13: Variety Slitherlinks. What happens when you're working on a couple of puzzles for the Monthly Topic Challenge and try to merge them? Well, in ...
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A bunch of m's and p's

What's the answer hidden in the puzzle below? ...
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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 | ...
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Johnny Ohm and the Danger Canoes

Clues: [electricity symbol] w/i-t=___ [two canoes] [odd shape that resembles a bear head] Instructions: Name That Place _ _ _ _ _ F F _ _ _
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Find the final number, and reveal something on the way

Note: there are multiple steps needed in this puzzle. The final answer is a 3-digit number, which is important in this puzzle. Nothing as beautiful as colorful hills! You have a nice view and can ...
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Welcome Our New Overlords

Clues: [contextual symbols] [kg*m/s] [m/s^2] [male symbol] What is Toronto????? Instructions: Who Won Second Place? _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ S
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Tħε Wεαk αlpħα - Enigmatic Puzzle

Clues: [character image] [In text bubble: #1/2, #2, #4] [all raised to the -1 power] Instructions: Name That Number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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An oddly coloured slitherlink

This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #13: Variety Slitherlinks. I find something strangely satisfying about a well designed slitherlink puzzle, even one which is oddly coloured and ...
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Logic puzzles: Flags and Stripes

Puzzle 1 Puzzle 2 Clues The only instructions given to solve this is that the answer can be alpha-numeric text. Ideas Puzzle 1: 3 flagpoles seem to have top-balls (called a truck), while 3 don't ...
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A little one. Can you find it?

Which piece of music does the below picture represent? Hint:
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Cryptogram or Anagram

Clues: The answer is 7 characters Answer can include the following characters: [a-zA-Z0-9] Ideas: I first used all characters adjacent to every capital letter and got: "rnaoihd", which ...
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A puzzling message from the developers of this site

The developers of this site sent me an enigmatic message: Dear Stackexchange users, We know that you love exploring and finding great puzzles on Stackexchange! We made something for you all, but you ...
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Kidnapper? Some Spacing needed

Prologue You are coming home from work, happy with your current coding progress (you are a coding and maths prodigy), but then you get kidnapped... You wake up after some hours of sleep in the ...
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Puzzles I made in Microsoft Paint

Here are some puzzles I made out of boredom: Who are you trying to contact? There are two answers
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