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Any fans of The Big Bang Theory?
The key to solving this question is noticing
This is a hint to what the dartboard actually represents:
So the scoring is given by
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 23): Christmas Classifieds
First we print it out
Then we notice
So we
Then we notice
Then we see
Then there is
Now we see
Then we see
Following it
Interpreting them
or
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There's Only 1 Formula To Find The Answer
First we look at the letters
Next we look at
In some cases
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Hidden dots in the center
What do we do with the hidden dots?
The image ...
The hidden dots ...
So, in order to find the answer, ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #14 (Entertainment 3/4): Integration by Parts
The items in the middle column are
The columns on either side contain
If we
Taking just
So the final answer is
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A triangular puzzle
The three triangular diagrams represent
It just so happens that
Taking the given indices, we can extract the answer:
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A never ending puzzle
This was quite a journey, with several "a-ha!" moments required to reach the conclusion. I left in some of the memo notes I wrote to myself while solving, hope it makes the thought processes ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 11): The other side of Christmas
The message from the other side(s) of Christmas is:
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Actors puzzle (Triple T)
The person you placed last is
First of all the actors, in order, are
Each of these actors
Then
Title
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Deal or No Deal, Puzzling Edition
You should:
How can we work this out? First look at the names of the people holding the boxes…
Now we can populate the crossword with these words:
Now note the boxes in yellow in the image…
In ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #20 (Entertainment 4/4): Actors
The answer is:
Reasoning:
Next step:
Finally:
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Animal Farm and the Porcine Penitentiary
The missing animal is a ...
Let's start with Exhibit B.
Now listen to the farm hands (Exhibit C).
Finally, examine the animals (Exhibit A).
Wrap it up.
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Guardian serpent of the ancient pyramid
The wisdom is:
Solution Path:
Let's make the pyramid readable. There is an obvious problem:
In fact, they are in the
Therefore, it seems logical that we are to reveal her true letters. That is:
By ...
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Behaviorists hate this trick
I think the answer is
Reasoning: We can
It looks like we need to place the squares so that the
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Riley Riddle in the game
The Riley Riddle resolves to clue the board game:
My first can hold flags.
My second lasts three months.
My last is your attention.
My whole is the game you're playing.
We're not done yet. ...
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A Trivial Pursuit #01 (Geography 1/4): History
First, we need to resolve the six lines in the quote:
We can then observe that
Noting that
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A Ticking Time Bomb
Confidently, you type in the combination:
57 minutes earlier. Let's do the crossword first.
Okay, 13 minutes left. What about the clocks and the map?
Nine minutes left. And the only thing left is ...
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My friend does some strange things with the candles on his birthday cake
The answer is
The key to solving:
So,
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