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Constructor: Ginny Too and Avery Gee KatzRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Across the Pacific — clues form a poem about someone named L...
Braingle » ‘The Link Method’ Mentalrobics Article
The link method is a simple way to remember a list of items in order. Suppose you have to do a few chores such as drop off the kids at...
Tata Steel Chess 2026 Round 3: Van Foreest, Bluebaum Beat Giri, Keymer
It was the day of the underdog in Wijk aan Zee as Dutch number-two GM Jorden van Foreest beat Dutch number-one GM Anish Giri and German...
WSJ Contest — Friday, January 16, 2026 |
WSJ (Contest) Grid: 15 minutes; Meta: 15 more rate it
Matt Gaffney’s Wall Street Journal contest crossword, “Please State in Full” —...
A monkey mystery
Oliver Orangutan lost our large banana inventory. It is our responsibility for figuring out our loss. "Shall we ask someone to joi...
Puzzle Competitions: The Biggest Puzzle Trend in the World
Puzzle Competitions Are Played Everywhere
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7 / Sol, but not Luna / Shiny little platters / Subject of astrobiology, in brief
Constructor: Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara LinRelative difficulty: The Easiest Thursday I've Ever Done (or close to it)THEME: CONFIRMATI...
Work on the Right Level
Before you start working on a problem, use this exercise to help focus your problem statement. The idea is to zoom out or zoom in and m...
Sindarov Takes Tuesday Out Of All-Uzbek Final
GM Javokhir Sindarov took home Titled Tuesday honors on January 13 after holding a draw against countryman GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
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