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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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I came from a distant land
Me and my dozens of friends came from a distant land.
You might not know most of us,
but you probably used some of us.
Some pronounce my name like a delicious pastry,
but in reality it soun …
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Evil and pain awaits the one who possesses me
You might be tempted to use me but beware, for being hasty could make you a hypocrite.
I sometimes like to hunt. Especially birds. The more the better!
Some people like the sound that me …
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Most women hate me, some even scream at me!
I'm always horny but so lonely.
Most women hate me, some even scream at me!
I might be puny,
but don't mock me! I don't have to take this crap! Although I sometimes do.
When a few of us get …
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Faster than a showoff
Some think I'm fashionable and wear me.
Some say I'm slow, yet I'm faster than a showoff.
When I'm down, my friends tell me that I will eventually get back on my feet, but that's just crue …
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Useless alone, but deadly in numbers
Are you
Useless alone, but deadly in numbers.
I am at the heart of connection.
Me and my friends are at the root of modern society.
We operate your second brain, Humanity's hive mind …
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Please stop laughing!
Stop laughing, I do not jest.
For the time of kings is long gone.
Although on paper I still exist, I can assure you that I don't.
Flying beasts do not scare me, it's the man under their sigil …
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An ancient mystery
Are you
I break under pressure, but don't worry. I can take the heat.
I am ancient. Time is important to me, it kept me from going soft.
I share some qualities with desserts, but when I …
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A lamentable celebration
Although my existence is often source of lamentation, many see it as a celebration.
Give me a diminutive suffix, and I will introduce you to my little sister.
Although some keep me in a box lik …
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The third from a star: a riddle
I can't find a reason for most of the clues but.... are you
In a way the third from a star I am.
I can dramatically change things for better or for worse.
If spun I am then ineffectual I …
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What I am depends on you, yet you have no control over what I am. [closed]
I am big or small,
tall or short,
soft or hard,
cold or hot,
yet I am devoid of a physical shape.
What I am depends on you,
yet you have no control over what I am.
Whatever you make m …
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my friend asked me this and I was shaken on hearing the answer
Are you:
I can kill you and not be punished,
Bring you back to life without any magic
I need neither legbiter nor excalibur
Cause my weapon's stronger than any other warrior's
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The Siblings Who Won't Offend You
Partial attempt
Are you
Five siblings travel to where language is born.
The first is kindhearted, and responsible for many deaths.
The second wears a frown, yet is hardly negative.
Th …
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The Pen and the Pocket
Because
Or
Or
Or probably simply that
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A fatal mistake
You did well and you are full of me, but you might have to swallow me to keep on going.
Don't get all green over me, just take it and be done with it.
You can scream all you want but wit …
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I am chaotic and erratic
I am chaotic and erratic. You sometime need me, yet stay wary of me.
My first sibling is calm, soothing, adaptable and pure.
My second sibling is sturdy and reliable.
My third siblin …