Enjoyed these did you? Felt they were a bit too easy? The rebuses are feeling bitter about their loss, and they will only concede defeat if you break their puzzle:
Wait a second... they've sent a note as well! It seems to be a kind of disjointed story.
When the only place that's natural di...
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Here are some rebuses all about U!
The first is very easy, the second is moderate (you may need to think a bit on this one) and the last is moderate-hard (it is taken much, much further than the rest, probably too far for some).
All images constructed with U's, except for any rectangles.
Whatson rushed into the room to find Sheerluck waiting for him with. 'Sorry I'm late,' gasped Whatson.
Sheerluck looked him up and down, and asked casually 'Why were you late?'
Whatson looked down and mumbled 'The stations were packed.'
Sheerluck gave him what seemed to be the beginning of a s...
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As you say the word, the floor starts rising. You are now able to reach the trapdoor.
You push it open and climb out. You blink in surprise. You appear to be in the same place you were for Clue Sixteen. When you take another glance, however, you notice that it...
There exists a 9x9 grid with the cells in one single row numbered 1-9 in order. The cells in the other 8 rows are initially empty.
Note: The cells initially containing numbers can be in any one row; not necessarily the first.
Draw borders to divide the square into 9 non-intersecting continuo...
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Number Slope™1 is an original2 grid deduction puzzle similar to Sudoku. It is solved on an n-by-n grid, tiled with n n-ominoes. The rules are:
Each number from 1 to n must occur once and only once in each row, column, and n-omino.
Any row or column of adjacent cells within each n-omino must hav...
Update: Wrap-up posts have been approved by the community and may be posted as answers at their puzzles. No need to first post them here anymore.
Original post (with minor edits) follows
This is was a temporary sandbox for posting sample commentaries on puzzle-creation, to whet the idea descri...
