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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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An opportunist friend

This might be the deepest, most thought-provoking answer to a riddle ever. It's I could be there, yet I'll stay hidden. Hidden I'll stay, but you'll need me. Need me you will, so I may appear. …
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Red herring (Title must be at least 15 characters.)

Along a similar line as @kl78's answer, are they There's no one left but a group of 5 Two of the group in an ongoing strife The rejoicing third taking all the pride Dear stranger, will you …
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I run across a landscape. What Am I?

Are you I run across a landscape Of a soft and changing terrain Rarely twice the same shape I am unchanged by the rain Some know me short, Some know me long, Some see me only in por …
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5 votes

if you have one, you have none

Is it a Because Original answer, not correct by the precise definition (thanks @Will): Because
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2 votes

You stand in a forest... Where are you?

I don't have an answer but I'll share some of my observations if it might help someone else figure out how to use it to do the decryption (or alternatively, eliminate it as a possibility). Some of th …
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A voyage with Berthel

I think this riddle has garnered as much attention as it is going to, so I figured I'd fill some of the gaps "for the record" with a stanza-by-stanza answer. Where am I leaving? …
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A voyage with Berthel

No more stallin', no excuses, Berthel's ink is almost dry. I've seen wars--awe and terror, Now it's time to say goodbye. Goodbye, cool waters! Adieu, rocky shores! I'll leave you with the friends y …
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