A cryptic rebus, so says I, is a rebus that has the form of a cryptic clue. That is to say, there are two parts to a cryptic rebus: a definition of the answer a subsidiary indicator of the answer. A definition can take the form of a picture which straightforwardly represents the answer, or it...

I ran on the oars, being a sacred man, but was tormented to death by Saddam. One associative friend reached fame, with carrot and stick, another was shot dead on the street. What is my name?

Add the four basic operators $\times\div+\,\;-$ and optionally brackets to: $10 \quad 9 \quad 8 \quad 7 \quad 6 \quad 5 \quad 4 \quad 3 \quad 2 \quad 1$ To get the total $2017$. Rules: Look for the simplest solution - i.e. the least amount of characters (ignoring spaces). Please include your...

A new year and a new mission for Kitty. Having successfully located for the bomb on the previous mission, Kitty is on the next level of training and is delighted to see conditions have improved considerably. This time she's in a rather nice hotel room and now she knows where she is as there is ...

$2017$ is the first prime that satisfies the following three conditions: $p$ can be written as $a^2+21b^2$ for integers $a,b$; in this case, $2017=41^2+21\cdot 4^2$. $p$ can be written as $c^2+24d^2$ for integers $c,d$; in this case, $2017=29^2+24\cdot 7^2$. $p$ satisfies the following modula...

What are your nominations for the very best puzzle of Puzzling.SE for the full year 2016? Usual suggested rules as shown below. Winning puzzle (as judged by total net votes) gets the coveted title "Puzzle Of The Year, 2016" If you want to get ideas from the quarterly nominations (you don't hav...

What is it, What is it, that can't die, but is not immortal, cannot live, but is not dead, can live in the shadows, but when cast in the light, dies of shame, must be left alone, but sometimes is needed to survive?