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- What has scales, but is not a fish, has wings, but is not a bird, and has legs, but not a person?
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- Please check my math homework!
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- Why is "lion" the answer to "Take the first left turn at the zoo?"
- A new kind of cipher
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- Pythagorean triplets generated in a unique way
- Blood relations using a family tree
- Wraps and Loops—Which Sequences are Admissible?
- Too many school assignments
- What replaces the question mark in the blood relation problem? [closed]
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- 9x9 Sudoku Slitherlink Hybrid
- I created a roast
- What is a Trio Word™?
- Palindromic number puzzle - make 505 from 20202
- Make numbers 1-100 using only the digits 2, 0, 0, 0?
- To tell me who I am, you must have made me cry
| Two prisoners look at each other through the prison bars Posted: 25 Apr 2021 03:09 PM PDT Two prisoners look at each other through the prison bars. Which one of 'em is free?  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pentominoes piece puzzle, image was a storefront Posted: 25 Apr 2021 02:52 PM PDT When I was growing up, my family had a jigsaw puzzle of several store fronts, where you could see different people running, buying, and some kids. All the stores had letters and art. The pieces where based on squares intertwined. Sort of like pentominoes, but could be more or less than 5. The art was similar to Charles Wysocki. I'm unsure if it is the same. I have looked for a while and nothing comes close.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 treasures in a chest. Crack me open and liquid gold comes out. What am I? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:34 PM PDT
It's easy if you look at the question carefully.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 12:54 PM PDT I have created another Sudoku variant. Fill in a 9x9 grid following the standard rules of Sudoku. (No repeated numbers in any row, column, or 3x3 box.) The grid must also contain the following shapes. The provided shapes can not be rotated, mirrored or overlap.
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:28 PM PDT Maybe you can hear that ethereal song, that churn, gentler before, now overwhelming? All love that beautiful word heralding new things coming. Know that the musician need not bow; there is no chance to bow before his audience, for all flee before the first word, missing the rest. Eager quarter notes lead spinning, one half note follows dancing, reverberating loudly. For the word follows mighty kings, proclaiming triumph. Used by horses, cantering gallantly across wheat fields. Like an unfinished thought in the back of one's mind, unspoken. Listen to it… wait. Within the rest between music's measures, the word still echoes in our heads; rest itself seems elusive. Over Earth's high mountains and low valleys the word is repeated; nations watch, wondering. Reminiscent of swirling breezes before the twang ringing from a hunter's bow and the piercing cry that follows. Defying reason, the word follows cold, even follows death. Can we comprehend that life follows that word… rest follows that word? Like the mother's whispered word or her sweet child humming at rest. Overeager, tireless drone, heaven's word, sweeping out stale dreams. Unending comparison I could continue, but the rest would be redundant. Doubtless the word you have guessed, but please explain how it lies encoded within.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What has scales, but is not a fish, has wings, but is not a bird, and has legs, but not a person? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:33 PM PDT
If you watched The Hollow, you should know it.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 05:46 AM PDT We have a bunch of words scattered here :-
Goal:- Group these $16$ words into $4$ groups, each group containing $4$ words, and words in every group should have a common theme. Further after completing the groups, choose one word from each group and they can be again grouped into a common theme. Find the name of this Theme.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please check my math homework! Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:02 PM PDT Could someone please check my math homework?
I think I did it well... Note: This is a puzzle.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 04:28 AM PDT Rules of Gaps:
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| Posted: 24 Apr 2021 10:22 PM PDT Can you figure out how I've split the below letters into their groups?
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| Why is "lion" the answer to "Take the first left turn at the zoo?" Posted: 25 Apr 2021 09:57 AM PDT From The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword - Apr 23 2021, the clue for 36-Across is:
And the answer is "lion". I get that the first left is L. The clue is four letters long and the third letter is O, but I do not understand how the rest of the clue -ion is explained.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 02:52 PM PDT While not a wholly original idea (I stole it from somewhere–just can't remember where), it should be resistant to classic cryptanalytical techniques. However, I have my doubts about its actual, real-world security. Therefore, I thought: What better way to test it than a real-world test by letting the great minds at puzzing.stackexchange take a crack at it. Any hints I'd give I'm afraid would be too much, so no hints for now. The task is pretty straight-forward, just decipher the following phrase:
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 05:21 AM PDT
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| Pythagorean triplets generated in a unique way Posted: 24 Apr 2021 12:55 PM PDT Let's have the following sequence of Pythagorean triplets $25^2=24^2+7^2,1201^2=1200^2+49^2$, $58825^2=58824^2+343^2, ?, ?$ What are the next two triplets in this sequence? How have these triplets been generated?  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blood relations using a family tree Posted: 24 Apr 2021 10:00 AM PDT
If Gilbert has a sister she must be-
Problem courtesy: Bank PO problem sheet.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wraps and Loops—Which Sequences are Admissible? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:49 PM PDT If you take a non-intersecting closed loop on a torus (that is to say, a path which ends where it starts and does not cross over itself, drawn inside a square whose edges "wrap" left to right and top to bottom), you can use it to infinitely tile the plane in a lined pattern:
Moreover, if we take our basepoint and follow the path produced on the plane diagram until we hit a basepoint once again, we find that we move through a series of tiles, perhaps not ending up where we started:
In this way, we say that the sequence ↑←↓↓←↑→↓ is admissible. However, not all sequences of arrows can be produced this way; a diagram producing the sequence simply cannot be drawn. Those sequences are called inadmissible. Can you find an effective means for determining if a provided sequence is admissible or inadmissible? Here are some example cases to get you started (which your algorithm should correctly label as admissible or inadmissible):
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 08:25 AM PDT This year we have to make our school assignments in pairs. How many assignments do I have to make?  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What replaces the question mark in the blood relation problem? [closed] Posted: 24 Apr 2021 02:01 AM PDT If A + B means A is the father of B If A × B means A is the sister of B If A $ B means A is the wife of B If A % B means A is the mother of B If A ÷ B means A is the son of B What should come in place of the question mark, to establish that T is the sister-in-law of Q in the given expression ? R % T × P ? J $ Q + V Options: (1) ÷ (2) percent(%) (3) × (4) dollar sign (5) Either $ or × Please answer this with the help of a family tree or any other structural method if possible.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 23 Apr 2021 09:09 PM PDT What is the code in:
You don't really have to read the entire thing, you have to think differently Clue 1:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 05:19 AM PDT I previously created a combined slitherlink and sukoku puzzle, but I was unsatisfied because the grid was smaller then a regular sudoku. So I made another, larger one. Below is a 9 by 9 grid. This is filled in with numbers based on the usual rules of sudoku. All of the numbers from 1 to 9 must appear in every row, column, and block.
A single, closed loop must also be drawn on the edges using the rules of slitherlink. The numbers describe how many edges adjacent to the square the loop passes through. Because a square only has 4 edges, the loop must use the number modulo 4. Numbers with a red background are liars. Liars are always incorrect, thus the loop must use a different number of edges. Since these rules are complicated, a table can be found below.
And also, the above grid has been converted into a more traditional slitherlink grid.
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 08:03 AM PDT I got a shchiekcemn and I decided to create a roast. I gave it to a co-worker. After some time, she told me I messed up. Here are the clues what's with the roast:
So why did she claim I ruined it? H1: H2:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:36 AM PDT This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles. If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Trio Word™.
For Trio Word™ marked star above, it's also the Perfect Trio Word™, please also specify what condition makes the perfection. :P And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version: Hint 1: Hint 2:  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palindromic number puzzle - make 505 from 20202 Posted: 24 Apr 2021 07:58 PM PDT Can you assemble a formula using the numbers $2$, $0$, $2$, $0$, and $2$ in any order so that the results equals $505$. You may use the operations $x + y$, $x - y$, $x \times y$, $x \div y$, $x!$, $\sqrt{x}$, $\sqrt[\leftroot{-2}\uproot{2}x]{y}$ and $x^y$, as long as all operands are either $2$, $0$, $2$, $0$, or $2$. Operands may of course also be derived from calculations e.g. $200*(2+2)$. You may also use brackets to clarify order of operations, and you may concatenate two or more of the five digits you start with (such as $2$ and $0$ to make the number $20$) if you wish. You may only use each of the starting digits once and you must use all five of them. I'm afraid that concatenation of numbers from calculations is not permitted, but answers with concatenations will get plus one from me. Any finite number of functions can be used, though ingenious solutions with infinite numbers of functions will get plus one from me. Note that many thanks to the authors of the similar questions below for inspiring this question.
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| Make numbers 1-100 using only the digits 2, 0, 0, 0? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:37 PM PDT How can you make the numbers 1-100 using only the digits 2, 0, 0, 0? I've already found several, the ones I mostly need are 13, 26, 34-40, and 64-85, but I figure it would be interesting to have a record here for other potentially easier/simpler methods. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, factorial, powers (as long as all powers are from the available numbers), sin, cos, tan (and the inverses of those three), and precedence adjustment (parentheses) are allowed, but not concatenation.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To tell me who I am, you must have made me cry Posted: 25 Apr 2021 02:33 PM PDT They paid to see it and they applauded, as this concept was very new. This made me sad and I chose to cry. That's how it has been since my birth, It's in our genes, they say. I can't question even if I may. They push us to the end of life, whenever they want. Who am I, or what am I, please solve this riddle, HINT #1: HINT #2: HINT #3: HINT #4: HINT #5: This is my first attempt here. I will accept the answer if one can explain all the lines. If there are any English issues please do let me know. Good luck.  |
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