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user 19656
This is NOT a general tag for all puzzles that are somehow indirect. A riddle gives indirect clues about an unnamed object or concept to be identified, often in a poem format.
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You're looking at me right now
The answer seems to be this.
The reason being-
You're looking at me right now.
You might be holding me in your hands, but the author can't be sure of that because he's not standing right besides …
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Giving life to the hills
Is it
I am the thing most needed in all the world, but so fast nothing can catch me.
I myself can go the distance, even until the nearest star.
Articles have been written about me, though n …
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Giving life to the hills
Since my previous answer has been marked wrong by OP, here is another shot at it.
My answer is
I am the thing most needed in all the world, but so fast nothing can catch me.
I myself can go the …
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Almost a curse?
My attempt at this!
The word is
My last three letters serve to clarify.
My first four letters are where famous people speak.
Dropping all consonants, I am almost a curse.
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Accepted
I don't have luck on my side, but I have fortune on my side. Who am I? And why?
Its a
The title was a give-away
For the why part-
I'm an American with a capital A. When I visited the UK, the people there gave me funny looks. But once I changed my name to seven letters lon …
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answers
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Managing problems since the 80s
What is this:
Whenever things go awry, you'll have to look-out for him/her/it, and he/she/it may help you.
HINT:
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Immovable object
Are you
I have a long history from east to west,
to some I'm the worst and others the best.
With a core made of resin I dance and I flutter,
no one judges me when I speak with a stutter.
I m …
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