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SUNNY SEAWEED GROWS TALLER: Fill in the missing numbers in the sequence
Fill in the missing item in the sequence:
08176
27660
62450
98305
71729
65793
69649
36834
24588
0????
Remember the rule :)
This one has one correct answer.
Here's ...
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The Year of Fire and Fear
Two old school friends, Bob and Jim, meet again after many years. It's the same old town, a bottle of wine on a small wooden table in the castle garden, where the Mathematics faculty has been hidden ...
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xkcd 2957 - A Crossword Puzzle
The latest xkcd is a crossword puzzle. I thought it might be of interest to this community.
Solve it on Penpa+
Clues:
Across
1 Famous Pvt. Wilhelm quote (10)
11 IPv6 address record (4)
15 “...
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Four-cornered cow inheritance
While travelling down a road in a socialist country you meet a group of four young men and women sitting in the front porch of their house, with a lively cattle ranch adjoining.
"Our father died, ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2023 (Day 10): Captain Christmas
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2023. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
It was ...
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If Weird Al Yankovic Wrote Riddles
When I wake up ???? ? ???? ?’? ????? ??
?’? ????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ????? ?? ???? ?? ???
When I go out ???? ? ???? ?’? ????? ??
?’? ????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ???? ????? ???? ???
If I get drunk ???? ? ???? ?’? ...
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Why were the Middle Ages called the Dark Ages?
You find yourself trapped in a room, with only one door to escape, and an important question to answer. You are standing on the tile marked with yellow:
How to get to the door is the main problem. ...
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The Millionaire dies and his family and relatives gather
Multi millionaire Frankenhouser dies. His family and a bunch of relatives gather at his Lawyer's office eager to learn about his will.
It was a simple Video Message from him
"Most of my money ...
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Why have I stopped listening to my favorite album?
Why have I recently stopped listening to my favorite Smashing Pumpkins album?
JK, I still love it.
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"Where? Or is it When?!" - a GCHQ word association puzzle
Instructions (adapted from The GCHQ Puzzle Book (2016) and the introductory puzzle here on Puzzling Stack Exchange): The words in the following list can be partitioned into equal-sized sets depending ...
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Time to get a watch
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #6: Is it really that [time] again?.
Last weekend I caught up with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. I went round his house on the Friday night ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 7): Christmas Settings
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
So the ...
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Can you say the answer five times, fast? [closed]
What do you call a well-made clay jar with a face wearing glasses?
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The Oracle's IQ Test
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #2: IQ Puzzle Parody
I was feeling pretty confident and secure about my intellect so I decided to ask the Oracle for her opinion. I sent her a ...
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Another Strange Crossword
Solve the strangely-shaped crossword.
Then find the answer word describing how PSE treats new users.
Sorry- no text version of the crossword image. It is difficult for me to fit all that info into ...
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