The flavor text references the puzzles from this site, with the four-digit numbers being the identifiers for individual puzzles. They are visible as part of each puzzle page’s URL, but they are also simply the number of the puzzle set followed by the number of the puzzle. In order, the referenced puzzles are:
- Not Like the Other (4)
- A Familiar Design (1)
- Outsiders (4)
- Sticky Notes (2)
- Sandwich Shop (5)
- Console Characters (7)
- Elite Skillz (1)
- Picture Picker (11)
- Snack Time (1)
- Couplets (4)
- Muddy Waters (2)
- Crazy Colors (4)
- Blizzard! (5)
- Unbeleafable (5)
- Breathless (8)
- Traffic Jam (1)
- Double Duty (10)
- Costume Party (8)
- Nursery Rhymes (5)
- Stick Figure Party (6)
- Fantastical Journeys (8)
- Five by Five (9)
- The Real Deal (3)
The numbers in parentheses can be used to index into the puzzle titles, giving the phrase LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE TYPE (FIVE). The puzzle before this one was Pictograms, which is a REBUS.