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  2. Henry Hook (crossword constructor) - Wikipedia

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    Stanley Newman has described one of Hook's puzzles as "one of the toughest crosswords (Newman) has ever published". [ 6 ] Matt Gaffney , the crossword constructor for Slate.com , described meeting Hook as being like "meeting Elvis ", [ 7 ] while Will Shortz called him "ingenious, (and) a truly brilliant puzzlemaker."

  3. 110 Riddles for Adults That Are Sure to Stump You - AOL

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    Q: Pronounced as one letter, And written with three, two letters there are, and two only in me. I’m double, I’m single, I’m black blue and gray, I’m read from both ends, and the same ...

  4. Dropquote - Wikipedia

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    Dropquote or quotefall is a puzzle type where a quotation has been written over several lines, and the solver must recreate it from only a list of letters as they should appear in each column. When correctly completed, the words read from left to right to form a quotation, proverb or saying.

  5. Jumble - Wikipedia

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    An example Jumble-style puzzle. Jumble is a word puzzle with a clue, a drawing illustrating the clue, and a set of words, each of which is “jumbled” by scrambling its letters. A solver reconstructs the words, and then arranges letters at marked positions in the words to spell the answer phrase to the clue.

  6. The Viral ‘Green Glass Door’ Riddle Is a Tough One To Solve ...

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    The riddle's solution has to do with double letters. Look at the words "green," "glass" and "door." They all have double letters. If a word has a double letter, it can go through the green glass door.

  7. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

  8. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    [86] [87] Since the grid will typically have 180-degree rotational symmetry, the answers will need to be also: thus a typical 15×15 square American puzzle might have two 15-letter entries and two 13-letter entries that could be arranged appropriately in the grid (e.g., one 15-letter entry in the third row, and the other symmetrically in the ...

  9. 'There's a Woman in a Boat' Riddle - AOL

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    Put your detective hat on and see if you can solve the viral "There's a woman in a boat" riddle. Warning: there are spoilers ahead so read on with caution. Warning: there are spoilers ahead so ...