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  2. Eternity puzzle - Wikipedia

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    Before marketing the puzzle, Monckton had thought that it would take at least three years before anyone could crack the puzzle. [1] One estimate made at the time stated that the puzzle had 10 500 possible attempts at a solution, and it would take longer than the lifetime of the Universe to calculate all of them even if you had a million ...

  3. Eternity II puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The Eternity II puzzle (E2 or E II) is an edge-matching puzzle launched on 28 July 2007. [1] [2] It was developed by Christopher Monckton and marketed and copyrighted by TOMY UK Ltd as a successor to the original Eternity puzzle. The puzzle was part of a competition in which a $2 million prize was offered for the first complete solution. The ...

  4. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    After the player has correctly solved the crossword puzzle in the usual fashion, the solution forms the basis of a second puzzle. The designer usually includes a hint to the metapuzzle. For instance, the puzzle Eight Isn't Enough by Matt Gaffney gives the clue "This week's contest answer is a three-word phrase whose second word is 'or'."

  5. Puzzle solutions for Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024

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    Find answers to the latest online sudoku and crossword puzzles that were published in USA TODAY Network's local newspapers. ... Puzzle solutions for Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. USA TODAY.

  6. ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers for NYT's Tricky Word ...

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    Get ready for all of the NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #81 on Thursday, August 31, 2023. The New York Times The New York Times game resets every day at midnight, and some puzzles are ...

  7. Purple prose - Wikipedia

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    In literary criticism, purple prose is overly ornate prose text that may disrupt a narrative flow by drawing undesirable attention to its own extravagant style of writing, thereby diminishing the appreciation of the prose overall. [1] Purple prose is characterized by the excessive use of adjectives, adverbs, and metaphors.

  8. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.

  9. Wonderword - Wikipedia

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    Wonderword is a word search puzzle, still created by hand, with a solution at the end. All the words in the grid connect and the remaining letters spell out the answer. The puzzles are either in a 15×15 or 20×20 grid. [1] Each puzzle has a title, theme, solution number and wordlist.