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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: