Tag: Hint

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[Hint] Single, Solitary S

The metapuzzle Single, Solitary S has been out for a week now. Check the hint below for your chance to solve it.

Once you finish with that, check out the first puzzle of a new set, Questions. You will need your other eight answers to crack this one.

This is a sudoku puzzle. Start by placing the answers of length three, five, and six into their respective green regions. There is then only one way to place the four-letter answers into the grid which follows the rules of sudoku. Once you have solved the puzzle, you will find your nine-letter answer hidden in the grid.

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[Hint] Replacement Effect

Replacement Effect has been out for a week now. Check the hint below if you are struggling.

Once you finish with that, check out the May-June metapuzzle, Single, Solitary S. You will need your other eight answers to crack this one.

The letters in the boxes will spell out an instruction which tells you what to do with those same letters. The first four answers are WRY, COG, PROM, and TD.

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[Hint] Mutated Clues

Mutated Clues has been out for a week now. Check the hint below if you are struggling.

Once you finish with that, check out the new puzzle, Replacement Effect. These answers do not obviously have anything in common.

For each clue, each of the words has undergone the same transformation. You will need to apply that transformation to the answer to the clue as well.

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[Hint] Letterfall

Letterfall has been out for a week now. Check the hint below if you are struggling.

Once you finish with that, check out the new puzzle, Balanced Budget. Can you figure out how to calculate the costs of each expenditure?

Drop one letter and scramble the rest as you move down the grid. A version of the puzzle which includes the lengths of the answers is available here.

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[Hint] Holiday Hijinks

Holiday Hijinks has been out for a week now. Check the hint below if you are struggling.

Once you finish with that, check out the new puzzle, Letterfall. The letters, they are a-droppin’.

Each of the described holidays is one letter off from a real holiday. Those changes will be important in finding your answer.

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[Hint] Words and More Words

Words and More Words has been out for a week now. Check the hint below if you are struggling.

Once you finish with that, check out the new puzzle, Holiday Hijinks. Can you identify these newly-coined holidays?

Each of the answers is one word, not a phrase. The lengths are as follows:

  • Place to buy literature (9)
  • Golden anniversary (8)
  • A puppet with strings (10)
  • Greeted a commanding officer (7)
  • Went acidic, as old milk (6)
  • Responsible management of resources (11)
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[Hint] Ultimate Battle

Ultimate Battle has been out for a week now. It requires some esoteric knowledge or, more likely, some skill with internet searches. Check out the hint below if you are struggling.

Once you finish with that, check out the new puzzle, Words and More Words. Find the words, and then use them to find more words!

If you search for the names of the objects featured in the pictures, you will find an advanced (and ridiculous) version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. You will need to find the verbs describing the outcomes of each battle.