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A puzzle that heavily depends on linguistic features; for instance it may concern foreign languages, or only work in some particular language, or be built around a peculiarity of the English language.

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The strange encoding

Adding to what everybody else said:
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The Green Glass Door, Revisited

Not sure if this is the answer, but the example words that can go through the door... Hence, the door could be...
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Streaming live from Rio

You make hard riddles, jafe. So I think it has something to do with... Rio de Janeiro: Baghdad: Chengdu: Lahore: So after much consideration, I'd say the missing locations are...
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Harriet's final exam

Solution!
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Word-Letter Ladder

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters, so long it's likely I made a mistake at some point)
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A journey through letters and numbers

Partial: So having gotten here, some possible clues to find what's missing:
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What crime have we committed?

Partial: We start in a city that rhymes with angina, the masculine form, add in what's drunk in China, then take phylum's first six, of the minor kind, components will make what in ou …
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The Late Queen Gives in to Remorse - Reverse Hangman

The answer is: Add a "C", I am what has been, Add a "G", I might be a queen, Add a "P", I'll turn away from sin Add an "L" and I may just give in.
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Colourful cryptic

1. Top left corner 2. Top mid-left 3. Top mid-right 4. Top right corner 5. Centre far-left 6. Centre mid-left 7. Centre mid-right 8. Centre far-right 9. Bottom left corner …
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Crime lords and valuables

I've only solved some of the clues, but I believe the answer is... Complete! (I think). Props to Chris Cudmore and Mohirl for figuring out 2, 3 and 7. Lost consciousness's rate of return is Spani …
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Endless pain and Belgian ale

I believe we are listing... Endless pain with prosecutor is board game and peace garden place in anonymous organization South German to a Spaniard is Hebrew month in alehouse with well-rounde …
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Ollie really wanted the soup

Probably way off the mark, but...
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I am a Russian ay

My answer is: I am a Russian ay, ah, in the English way! For many is to say, the booty's ours, hooray! I am an English ay, ah, in the Russian way! For many not to say, and all is quite okay!
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Time to ring in the new year with an enchanting puzzle

Partial: 1st line: 2nd line: 3rd line: 4th line 5th line So:
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