Questions tagged [enigmatic-puzzle]
Puzzles where the genre or solving strategy of the puzzle is not explicitly stated; puzzles where the puzzler must deduce what type of puzzle it is.
215 questions from the last 365 days
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Sum of the parts
This puzzle has 2 parts.
Question A
If GEORGE can be depicted as follows:
and JIMMY can be depicted like this:
then what is the following name?
Question B
If QUEEN can be depicted like this:
then ...
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When you see the whole set, the answer you'll get
Find the hidden answer.
Key points:
Clock-wise
When one ends, the next continues
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The Optimal Way
My puzzle enthusiast friend, who travels around the world whenever they can, recently sent me a puzzle (knowing very well I enjoy solving puzzles as well).
Hey friend! Today I'm visiting a country ...
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Descriptive Grid
What is the hidden rule that will lead you to an answer? Explain your reasoning.
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What is the Mythical Creature?
A mythical creature links the images below.
Edit: There have been a couple of answers tenuously linking the images with mythical creatures but ...
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Let’s go to the pub! Hey, we’re all thirsty but some of us don’t want to get drunk.
Let’s go to the pub!
Hey, we’re all thirsty but some of us don’t want to get drunk.
Inspiration for my puzzle came from the puzzle below:
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Quilt of many colours
Why is this quilt coloured the way it is?
(You do not need to do any image manipulation or analysis to solve this puzzle.)
CSV for grid colours (R = Red, G = Green, B = Blue, Y = Yellow, M = Magenta, ...
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Vertical bars...or I mean...well, you'll get what I mean
Find the hidden answer which describes what you've found.
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2-Dimensional Music
I've been listening to 1-dimensional music for most of my life. You know, the flat kind that only moves forward in time.
Only recently did I discover 2-dimensional music!
It really adds depth to the ...
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What's my favorite snack?
Author's note: This puzzle was originally written for the 2025 Stanford Puzzle Haunt.
The author does not actually enjoy the snack of this puzzle.
Across
6. Bay Area telecom giant founded by two ...
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Yuzzle's Puzzle Set #3: vow elevator
I'm yuzuo! The Puzzle Set for the 3rd week (5 puzzles + 1 meta) is coming. Hope you guys enjoy them!
Errata：Question 4 had slight issues with inappropriate examples and numerical errors, which have ...
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Fly away with me
My friend Tori wants to bring me somewhere with her on Friday but won't tell me where. I ducked as she threw this piece of paper at me and crowed, "This will help!" I swallowed my judgment ...
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Complete the lines and find the word
Find the hidden word, and then add another word to get the full answer.
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Pumpkin Faces in the Night
Little dead are out in droves.
There's a knock at the door. You see a motley crew of costumed kids. What is this? A costume contest? You decide to play along and judge the costumes.
First up is a ...
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