Questions tagged [seasonal]
Puzzles which are themed towards or particularly relevant to a certain time of year, e.g. seasons, events, holidays.
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An (early) seasonal connect wall!
I haven't posted one of these in a while. It's a little early, but this one has a seasonal twist. There's also a mechanical twist - when you've found the 4 categories, you have to also figure out what ...
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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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9/16/25 operations challenge
Use the numbers 9, 16, and 25 in that order to create numbers 1-10. You can use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, parenthesis, and the square root as many times as you want
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What year was it?
Towards the end of a cold February many years ago (some time in the 2010s) I was sharing a takeaway with a friend who suddenly, mid-conversation, asked me "What year is it now?"
At first I ...
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My girlfriend sent me an IQ test puzzle today. Why?
Today of all days my girlfriend strangely sent me a seemingly impossible puzzle to solve on WhatsApp. I mean she loves puzzles but I don’t. Maybe she’s trying to communicate something… who knows? ...
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A Christmas Word Search
The answer of this puzzle is a 6 letters word. (The whole puzzle was made by myself, easy but fun!)
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PSE Advent Calendar 2024 (Day 24): 'Twas the Meta before Christmas
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2024. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 250 reputation.< Previous Door
Just caught up with my ...
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places far away from each other but similar every now and then
What (approximately) is common to Paris, mid Mongolia and mid North Washington state border with Canada, and when was it manifested last time recently? Also, in what (approximately) do these places ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2024 (Day 23): 2089
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I hope that ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2024 (Day 22): Away in a Manger
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The stars ...
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Jingle bells, Christmas sells!
What popular present, and from where, do you think I want this Christmas?
Things I want
Biography of Muammar Gaddafi
Doll from Mattel
False teeth
Lego Technic UFO
Pan flute
Playmobil bulldozer
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PSE Advent Calendar 2024 (Day 21): Wrap-Up
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This ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2024 (Day 20): Holly
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Find the ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2024 (Day 19): A Christmas puzzle in (1)225 characters
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(This ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2024 (Day 18): A sweet & short expected chemistry Christmas puzzle
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To get the ...