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3:29 AM
@GarethMcCaughan thanks :D
@msh210 ooh, nice! I need to be here more often
 
 
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5:14 AM
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Q: Number Guessing (Part 1)

Culver Kwan I thought up two numbers with product less than $500$. I told their product to Penny, and their sum to Sandy. They are both perfect logicians. They have the conversation below: Penny: I don't know what the numbers are, but their sum must be a multiple of $24$. Sandy: I don't know wha...

 
 
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Avi
8:37 AM
Bring in a group of singers with microphones (7)
A CHOIR sounds like ACQUIRE - sketchy indicator, but I'm dead tired so meh
 
 
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10:50 AM
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Q: How many spots do these frogs have?

eyl327You are approached by 5 spotted frogs who appear to be venomous, to avoid getting bitten by them, you must find out how many spots they have. The frogs with an even number of spots always tell the truth and the frogs with an odd number of spots always lie. It is known to you that all of the frogs...

 
 
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11:57 AM
"in the middle of" as an insertion indicator... unfair if the inserted word is not in the actual centre of the other word?
you can be in the middle of doing something (regardless of whether it's literally at the middle point)
 
It's quite possible I'd use it myself without realizing it might be problematic. Can you use just "inside"?
 
but then again if it's "in the middle of [a word]" i'd probably expect the word to actually be in the middle
the surface is "in the middle of [doing]" so "inside" etc don't work
 
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Q: Where is Bob tweeting from?

SoltiusYour friend Bob burnt out at his job, and went abroad for a long vacation1. He tweeted this today. Where is he ? 1 Note that Bob is not subject to lockdown since he is as hat.

 
12:20 PM
might as well share the actual clue:
City of Cincinnati ousted leaders in the middle of playing Reversi (9)
for RIVERS(_I+_D)E*
"engaged in playing..." maybe?
 
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Q: Pretty lame reviews.. Why do people want this?

SoltiusBrowsing an online store, you see this product. The reviews are pretty low, but it seems many people want it. What is it ?

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Q: Find missing number

SwatiIn below grid there are 2 numbers missing fill it with appropriate number . Hint :

 
@jafe I think "leaders" is more of an issue here
Unless I'm missing something, which is definitely possible.
I think "in the middle of" is fine.
 
12:42 PM
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Q: Elementary, my dear Louis

JensFelt it was time for another Density™ puzzle. Warning: May require thinking. Enjoy! Final answer: (3,4,4,4)

 
1:15 PM
facepalm... i had first letters there originally and forgot to change the indicator
thanks @msh210
 
1:29 PM
wouldn't have been the first time i made a fool of myself though... once posted a crossword whose solution relied on 29 in roman numerals being IXXX :P
 
 
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3:29 PM
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Q: Analogy with Number

ViswalahiriThe given analogy is 343 : 989 :: x : 669 What is x? 223 332 333 233

 
 
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5:40 PM
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Q: humans, vampires and mirrors

melfntHere is a room composed of $10 \times 10$ squared cells. Some cells contain a double-faced mirror ( / or \ ) that reflects the light with an angle of $90°$ on both sides. The other cells can be empty ($X$) or can contain exactly one human ($H$) or exactly one vampire ($V$). The numbers on the bo...

 
6:17 PM
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Q: A short puzzle especially for social isolation time

FIreCaseSolve the following analogy. ":" means "is to" and "::" means "as".

 
couldn't get my previous idea to work, so here's a simple one for the sake of continuing the chain
CCCC: Minion discovered result of a fight (6)
 
 
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8:16 PM
@Deusovi bLACKEYe, methinks
 
8:28 PM
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Q: Need help for a sto-stone puzzle

perayuI need help for this puzzle. The name is Sto-stone.

 
@msh210 Yep!
 
CCCC: "Ruin — you and I — aye, perhaps," Tom pronounced, as a prayer. (10)
 

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