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Card and Paper Puzzle

By David Entwistle on Wed Oct 15 09:47:57 2025

Latest reply by Charlie Roberts on Wed Oct 15 10:14:12 2025
What are They Thinking?

By Carl G. on Mon Oct 13 21:19:44 2025

Latest reply by Richard Heathfield on Tue Oct 14 06:44:03 2025
Knights-Knaves-Knarks puzzle

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Tue Oct 7 19:38:34 2025

Latest reply by Richard Heathfield on Mon Oct 13 11:00:04 2025
In Amharic , [qum] means to Stop (for males)

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Oct 8 17:20:56 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Oct 8 17:20:56 2025
What is this List of Cities?

By James Dow Allen on Sun Sep 7 16:20:49 2025

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Sun Oct 5 09:44:27 2025
still using cursive in their letters ???

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sat Oct 4 17:55:26 2025

Latest reply by Rich Ulrich on Sun Oct 5 00:39:12 2025
153. - A CUTTING OUT PUZZLE

By David Entwistle on Sun Sep 21 09:13:52 2025

Latest reply by Charlie Roberts on Mon Sep 29 13:04:39 2025
The GCHQ National Language Competition

By David Entwistle on Fri Sep 26 20:32:35 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sat Sep 27 09:30:40 2025
Aircraft Radio Communications

By David Entwistle on Fri Sep 19 16:26:27 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sun Sep 21 19:30:20 2025
The Square Root of Wonderful

By David Entwistle on Tue Aug 12 10:23:16 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Fri Sep 19 16:24:02 2025
This word has 10 letters. namely: 1234567890 1234 - carries heredity 456 - is a period of time 567 - is a pest and 890 - is a charged particle

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Tue Aug 5 00:14:08 2025

Latest reply by Phil Carmody on Thu Sep 18 00:57:14 2025
River Sinuosity -- simulation -- ( Sinuosity of rivers tends toward Pi.)

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Thu Sep 18 04:01:06 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Thu Sep 18 04:01:06 2025
126. - Simple Multiplication.

By David Entwistle on Fri Sep 12 08:21:24 2025

Latest reply by richard on Sat Sep 13 12:13:38 2025
angry father ==> Mad Dad

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Sep 8 18:13:07 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Sep 12 14:54:01 2025
Problem from 'The Book of Squares'.

By David Entwistle on Mon Sep 8 13:05:40 2025

Latest reply by Charlie Roberts on Wed Sep 10 16:21:00 2025
127. - SIMPLE DIVISION

By David Entwistle on Sat Sep 6 09:06:17 2025

Latest reply by Mike Terry on Mon Sep 8 23:28:45 2025
the word "interesting" was like a Codeword ... for Homeless children

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sat Aug 30 01:44:46 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Sep 5 21:55:12 2025
House Numbers

By David Entwistle on Wed Sep 3 13:10:01 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Thu Sep 4 13:50:50 2025
The National Cipher Challenge 2025

By David Entwistle on Wed Sep 3 13:43:08 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Wed Sep 3 15:56:36 2025
191. THE CRESCENT PUZZLE

By David Entwistle on Sat Aug 30 09:01:42 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Tue Sep 2 13:38:48 2025
An Integer Equation

By David Entwistle on Sun Aug 31 18:31:18 2025

Latest reply by Daniel on Mon Sep 1 21:02:12 2025
128. - A PROBLEM IN SQUARES.

By David Entwistle on Sun Aug 17 15:38:14 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sat Aug 30 08:36:34 2025
Re: A universal rhythm guides how we speak: Global analysis reveals 1.6-second 'intonation units'

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 29 16:56:58 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 29 16:56:58 2025
Is there a Usenet group for Paint.Net (Paint Dot Net) ?

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 29 16:48:52 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 29 16:48:52 2025
Re: What is it? Set 385

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 29 16:43:30 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 29 16:43:30 2025
Re: 164. - THE POTATO PUZZLE

By David Entwistle on Sun Aug 24 08:42:57 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Tue Aug 26 09:44:41 2025
Letter Sequence?

By David Entwistle on Sun Aug 24 17:46:16 2025

Latest reply by Charlie Roberts on Mon Aug 25 18:04:53 2025
=?UTF-8?Q?(1--6)__---__1.=C2=A0_=C2=A0Who_went_off_to_France_in_?= =?UTF-8?Q?a_fury_on_12_December_1936=3F?=

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Aug 18 01:44:46 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sun Aug 24 16:45:09 2025
I am a five letter word namely 1 2 3 4 5 ... which is under you

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Aug 18 00:10:36 2025

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Mon Aug 18 03:01:35 2025
this paperback i have... which is full of the hardest problems...

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Aug 13 19:16:08 2025

Latest reply by Mike Terry on Mon Aug 18 00:55:13 2025
(10--17) paperback i have... (full of the hardest problems)

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 15 16:22:09 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sun Aug 17 16:45:44 2025
Famous half-siblings

By James Dow Allen on Mon Aug 11 17:23:07 2025

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Sun Aug 17 09:28:22 2025
Practice Cipher...

By David Entwistle on Fri Aug 15 10:39:14 2025

Latest reply by Richard Heathfield on Sun Aug 17 08:33:12 2025
I am give up Try ing Toy ! (ing with this impossible Puzzle!!!)

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Aug 15 19:57:05 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sat Aug 16 18:21:23 2025
Letter Envelopes

By David Entwistle on Tue Aug 12 19:02:31 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Fri Aug 15 08:36:24 2025
How Many Regions?

By David Entwistle on Sun Jul 27 11:42:35 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Mon Aug 11 08:48:34 2025
Clue: Strong Ox Pole Position Architect Geo Sky Water Rising Light

By Byrl Raze Buckbriar on Tue Aug 5 15:24:39 2025

Latest reply by Byrl Raze Buckbriar on Sun Aug 10 12:47:01 2025
Geomagic Squares

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Aug 6 03:08:45 2025

Latest reply by Chris M. Thomasson on Thu Aug 7 12:44:12 2025
272. THE NINE SCHOOLBOYS.

By David Entwistle on Thu Jul 31 14:02:06 2025

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Mon Aug 4 06:13:35 2025
Integer Sequences

By David Entwistle on Tue Jul 22 07:15:07 2025

Latest reply by Daniel on Fri Aug 1 11:42:35 2025
[OT] Posting files

By Daniel on Thu Jul 24 00:20:51 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Wed Jul 30 07:13:50 2025
Re: Divide a shape into four equal parts

By David Entwistle on Sat Jul 5 07:47:26 2025

Latest reply by Carl G. on Fri Jul 4 08:47:04 2025
test --- Duck Landing on a Lake

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sun Jul 20 22:41:01 2025

Latest reply by Ruud Harmsen on Sat Jul 26 11:08:46 2025
Re: NovaBBS --> NewsGrouper.org

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Jul 9 15:55:10 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jun 30 21:18:01 2025
Re: Coffee Beans -- (I see the face, but I don't know WHO it is.)

By James Dow Allen on Fri Jul 11 08:33:30 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Thu Jul 3 18:20:14 2025
Re: Iffy numerical what-comes-next puzzle...

By Phil Carmody on Tue Jul 22 22:06:42 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jun 30 20:25:48 2025
=?UTF-8?Q?Re:_the_proverb=E2=80=94=22it's_no_use_crying_over_spi?= =?UTF-8?Q?lt_milk=22=E2=80=94originated_in_English.?=

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Jul 23 22:40:04 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Jul 23 22:40:04 2025
Orange stacks

By David Entwistle on Sat Jul 12 15:19:27 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Mon Jul 21 07:46:50 2025
=?UTF-8?Q?the_proverb=E2=80=94=22it's_no_use_crying_over_spilt_m?= =?UTF-8?Q?ilk=22=E2=80=94originated_in_English.?=

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sun Jul 20 20:38:34 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sun Jul 20 20:38:34 2025
=?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=9Cspill_the_tea=E2=80=9D__=3D=3D__to_gossip_or_?= =?UTF-8?Q?share_juicy,_typically_secret_information?=

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sun Jul 20 20:29:17 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sun Jul 20 20:29:17 2025
(Don't post the RIGHT answer) --- A. Leaf, B. Part, C. Mitt, D. Corn, E. Saw

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Jul 16 19:58:12 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sun Jul 20 12:48:00 2025
61. - THE SILVER CUBES

By David Entwistle on Sat Jul 12 13:28:37 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sun Jul 20 08:35:13 2025
Re: all the Freeways (Highways) in USA look the same?

By James Dow Allen on Thu Jul 10 18:36:21 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Thu Jun 19 08:08:17 2025
Re: Babylonian text missing for 1,000 years deciphered with AI

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jul 7 16:32:56 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Wed Jul 9 07:59:14 2025
150. - DISSECTING A MITRE

By David Entwistle on Wed Jul 9 07:45:47 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Wed Jul 9 07:45:47 2025
Why do we (and TV broadcasters) say... (when a batter grounds out) [... and there's 2 outs

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jul 4 17:30:30 2025

Latest reply by Richard Heathfield on Sun Jul 6 17:05:20 2025
Re: "To run away or escape" could be a "flea"

By David Entwistle on Sat Jul 5 08:46:45 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sat Jun 28 09:22:17 2025
Re: 128 Orders of Magnitude

By David Entwistle on Sat Jul 5 07:03:41 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Mon Jun 23 15:57:14 2025
[Warm tips] sighting was noted in LanguageLOG in 2016

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sat Jul 5 01:23:23 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sat Jul 5 01:23:23 2025
US Chain Letters

By leflynn on Sun Jun 22 20:56:28 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Fri Jul 4 08:44:39 2025
Repeated digits in Pi -- the Feynman point

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 19:15:32 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Thu Jul 3 14:21:01 2025
=?UTF-8?Q?Chain_of__2-word_(open)_compounds:_________Sun_light_?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=86=92_Light_house_=E2=86=92_House_cat_=E2=86=92_Ca?= =?UTF-8?Q?t_fish_=E2=86=92_Fish_tank?=

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Jul 2 05:05:30 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Wed Jul 2 05:05:30 2025
Cows apparently produce more milk if the farmer talks to them.

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 29 05:27:30 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna on Tue Jul 1 19:00:28 2025
belate, bleat, table, Enable, elanet, lateen, Late Ben, teal Ben

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Tue Jul 1 17:28:56 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Tue Jul 1 17:28:56 2025
test to ( sci.fractals, rec.puzzles, sci.math)

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jun 30 19:18:14 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jun 30 19:29:13 2025
NovaBBS --> NewsGrouper.org

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jun 27 18:58:50 2025

Latest reply by Colin Macleod on Mon Jun 30 06:33:22 2025
rec.puzzles.narkive.com -- sci.lang.narkive.com

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 18:27:30 2025

Latest reply by occam on Sat Jun 28 08:23:04 2025
21-year-old Norwegian tourist -- rejected at a NJ airport because of a few Pot trials?

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jun 27 20:31:43 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jun 27 20:31:43 2025
Questions, questions...

By David Entwistle on Fri Jun 27 07:48:29 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jun 27 19:07:16 2025
Re: (novaBBS -- Group is rebuilding...) -- ( why was Peter Drucker so popular in =?UTF-8?B?SmFwYW4/ICk=?=

By HenHanna on Fri Jun 27 18:05:23 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jun 27 18:48:23 2025
Pythagorean Primitives

By David Entwistle on Fri Jun 20 08:11:10 2025

Latest reply by Charlie Roberts on Fri Jun 27 09:36:30 2025
Hello ...

By David Entwistle on Tue Jun 24 18:23:58 2025

Latest reply by Mike Terry on Wed Jun 25 21:16:46 2025
Then Later, I decided it was in Danish or Swedish... (It sounded NOTHING like German!!!)

By HenHanna on Mon Jun 23 20:40:14 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna on Wed Jun 25 20:34:13 2025
A Trivial Arithmetic Problem

By Carl G. on Fri Jun 20 10:56:41 2025

Latest reply by ilan_no_spew on Tue Jun 24 17:05:39 2025
English word with 'sc's which are pronounced =?UTF-8?B?ZGlmZmVyZW50bHk/?=

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 19:03:04 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 20:38:52 2025
Re: Repeated digits in pi

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 18:54:33 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 18:54:33 2025
Re: End at the Begining (Spoiler)

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 18:10:38 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna on Sun Jun 22 18:10:38 2025
Re: Minesweeper the puzzle, rendered in 3D

By HenHanna on Fri Jun 20 02:56:28 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Sat Jun 21 08:52:18 2025
List...

By David Entwistle on Thu Jun 19 07:38:31 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Fri Jun 20 07:55:42 2025
Re: Larger pencil marks!

By HenHanna on Fri Jun 20 03:02:56 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna on Fri Jun 20 03:02:56 2025
all the Freeways (Highways) in USA look the =?UTF-8?B?c2FtZT8=?=

By HenHanna on Sun Jun 15 00:24:42 2025

Latest reply by HenHanna on Thu Jun 19 21:44:36 2025
The doctor's patients

By David Entwistle on Sun Jun 15 19:22:11 2025

Latest reply by David Entwistle on Wed Jun 18 07:02:23 2025
Re: AI: a new hobby

By David Entwistle on Mon Jun 16 07:26:38 2025

Latest reply by richard on Tue Jun 17 10:51:41 2025
Re: Using only two 2s and any mathematical symbols, make 5. NO TRICKS

By Tilde on Sun Jun 15 23:42:26 2025

Latest reply by bertietaylor on Mon Jun 16 09:09:23 2025
Re: (Hypallage) ----- "a mind is a terrible thing to waste"

By Tilde on Sun Jun 15 23:37:53 2025

Latest reply by Tilde on Sun Jun 15 23:37:53 2025
Re: "Keine =?UTF-8?B?UHLDvGZ1bmdlbiwgd2FzIGbDvHIgZWluZSBMaWViZT8iICAtLSAx?= =?UTF-8?B?OTMwJ3MgU2xvZ2FuPw==?=

By HenHanna on Sat Jun 14 20:09:41 2025

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