| Wannabe or tryhard |
New York Times Mini |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Question that baffles model |
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| Sitter (5) |
Mirror Quick |
13 Jun 2025 |
| Tricky question for model (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
13 Jun 2025 |
| Challenging question |
The Times Concise |
06 Jun 2025 |
| It's a problem for the model (5) |
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| Cooper's finally solved the problem (5) |
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| Puzzling question |
Mirror Tea Time |
15 May 2025 |
| Puzzling question; spore (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 May 2025 |
| Increasingly aristocratic, avoiding hard question |
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| Phony |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2025 |
| Who's to ask the question is the problem (5) |
|
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| Puzzle for a model? |
|
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| Whom to paint is the problem (5) |
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| Tricky question |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Apr 2025 |
| One who sits to be painted |
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| A problem in prose composition (5) |
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| One sitting for portrait presents a bit of a problem (5) |
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| A difficult problem for a model (5) |
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| Show-off problem |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Baffling problem deciphering prose (5) |
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| Person putting on a facade |
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| He takes up an attitude it's difficult to find the answer to (5) |
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| A problem for the person being photographed? (5) |
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| Model's difficult question? (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
23 Feb 2025 |
| Question the model (5) |
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| Puzzling question or problem |
Puzzler Backwords |
15 Feb 2025 |
| A baffling or insoluble question (5) |
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| Could be difficult ___ could be a sitter (5) |
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| A real problem for the one being photographed? (5) |
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| Difficult question |
Mirror Classic |
16 Jan 2025 |
| Tangled ropes present a problem (5) |
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| Show off might, essentially changing direction (5) |
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| Show-off taking on backhander on the backhand! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Jan 2025 |
| A problem affected one |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Jan 2025 |
| Problem for model? (5) |
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| Having to sit right beside is a problem (5) |
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| Tricky puzzle |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Dec 2024 |
| A sitter, maybe, but not all that easy (5) |
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| Puzzle with tangled ropes |
|
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| The putter is the problem (5) |
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| One sitting for portrait presents what's hard to answer (5) |
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| Disingenuous person |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2024 |
| I'll sit with a problem |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Dec 2024 |
| Puzzling question |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Dec 2024 |
| A model problem? (5) |
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| It's puzzling when it's in prose |
|
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| Tangled ropes can be knotty indeed! (5) |
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| Sitter |
Mirror Quick |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Tricky question for model |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Problem confronting the artist? (5) |
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| Difficult question presented in prose (5) |
|
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| The question of a model? (5) |
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| Problem that confused Rose, on the quiet (5) |
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| Puzzling question for model (5) |
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| Model, essentially |
The Telegraph Plusword |
01 Nov 2024 |
| Tricky problem |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2024 |
| The putter of a question hard to answer (5) |
|
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| Bone held by a painter's subject? |
|
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| A problem in prose, possibly (5) |
|
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| Baffling or insoluble question (5) |
|
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| Show-off that's more 'sophisticated' rejecting last bit of sandwich |
|
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| Difficult problem for a model (5) |
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| Person depicted as a problem (5) |
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| Show off: she's such a - |
|
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| A hard question for one, a sitter for another (5) |
|
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| More upmarket hotel is scrubbed? Tricky question |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Inauthentic type |
Universal |
25 Aug 2024 |
| One peacocking, e.g. |
The Telegraph Plusword |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Show-off's riddle? (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Mystery model (5) |
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| Puzzling question |
Mirror Tea Time |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Wannabe |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Challenging problem (5) |
|
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| A difficult question, but a model one (5) |
|
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| Show-off's riddle? (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Jul 2024 |
| Attitudinizer's question (5) |
|
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| One with attitude is a problem (5) |
|
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| Puzzle is more upmarket but not hard (5) |
|
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| Tricky question |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Tough riddle |
Newsday |
24 Jun 2024 |
| So the salesman's about to return. There's a problem (5) |
|
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| Translation of prose is a problem (5) |
|
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| Baffling question for a model |
|
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| Tricky puzzle |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Puzzling question or problem |
Puzzler Backwords |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Problem in composing prose (5) |
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| Difficult question |
Mirror Classic |
23 May 2024 |
| Model's terrible prose |
Mirror Cryptic |
22 May 2024 |
| Sitter |
Mirror Quick |
22 May 2024 |
| Question a show-off (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 May 2024 |
| Wannabe |
New York Times |
10 May 2024 |
| So a representative can be puzzling? |
|
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| Pretentious type has difficult problem (5) |
|
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| Tough question |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Puzzling question |
Mirror Tea Time |
24 Apr 2024 |
| Someone depicted as a problem (5) |
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| Way left for one who poses (5) |
|
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| Model's more stylish without husband |
|
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| Model, when doing a shoot |
|
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| Difficult question about bribe overturned |
|
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| One affected by badly-written prose (5) |
|
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| Tangled ropes can present a problem |
|
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| When it's soft and terribly sore, there's a problem (5) |
|
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| Prose about exhibitionist (5) |
|
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| Tough question for model (5) |
|
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| This clue, for instance, is a sitter! (5) |
|
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| Getting a sitter is the problem (5) |
|
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| Pretender does macrame with ropes (5) |
|
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| Difficult question or clue |
|
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| Vexed question (5) |
|
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| The model presents a puzzle (5) |
|
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| Model question that's difficult (5) |
|
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| Puzzling question |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Feb 2024 |
| A model was tested by a difficult question (5) |
|
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| The sitter is the problem (5) |
|
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| Tricky question for model |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Fashion-conscious show-off |
Mirror Quick |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Fashion-conscious show-off (5) |
|
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| Starts to ponder over stimulating Elgar -- real Toughie |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Starts to ponder over stimulating Elgar - real Toughie (5) |
|
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| Faker, slangily |
|
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| A baffling problem for the artist's model (5) |
|
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| Difficult question |
Mirror Classic |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Puzzling question |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Show-off (inf) (5) |
|
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| Baffling riddle |
Commuter |
19 Dec 2023 |
| One sitting part of hard examination? |
|
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| Tricky question |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Oct 2023 |
| Tough question |
The Times Concise |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Fake person |
New York Times |
09 Sep 2023 |
| Puzzling problem |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2023 |
| Baffling question |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2023 |
| Artist's model? |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Jun 2023 |
| Tough riddle |
Newsday |
13 Jun 2023 |
| Tough nut to crack |
New York Times |
26 May 2023 |
| Head-scratcher |
LA Times Daily |
18 May 2023 |
| Knotty problem |
Newsday |
04 May 2023 |
| Model initiated by party of socialist economic radicals |
The Guardian Cryptic |
03 Apr 2023 |
| Tough puzzle |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2023 |
| Brainteaser |
New York Times |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Fake |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Puzzle |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jan 2023 |
| Fake person |
Universal |
26 Nov 2022 |
| Someone who's all style and no substance |
LA Times Daily |
01 Oct 2022 |
| Difficult question |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Perplexing puzzle |
Universal |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Conundrum |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Tricky puzzle |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Puzzle |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2022 |
| Wannabe |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2022 |
| Model's difficult question |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Jun 2022 |
| Blogger hasn't time for puzzle |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Impostor |
Canadiana |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Question Time deleted from advertising placard |
|
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| Net commenter lacks time for awkward question |
|
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| One faking it |
LA Times Daily |
26 Oct 2021 |
| Model at work (anagram of "ropes") |
|
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| Inauthentic person |
Universal |
22 Sep 2021 |
| No husband for more upper-class model |
|
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| Bill has no time for problem |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Sep 2021 |
| Impostor's bribe rejected by head of state |
|
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| Model puzzle |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Phony |
Universal |
22 Jun 2021 |
| Baffling question |
The Washington Post |
19 May 2021 |
| Baffling question |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2021 |
| Taking time out, notice problem |
|
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| Puzzle show-off |
|
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| Model question |
|
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| Problem of Beethoven perhaps, sacking the first three |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Puzzling problem |
Universal |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Who, for example, is a model? |
|
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| One acting insincerely is a problem |
|
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| Tricky puzzle |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Unoriginal person |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Difficult question from model, right? |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
The Times Concise |
19 Jan 2021 |
| Model in advert having no time |
|
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| Tricky question |
|
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| It's not easy |
Newsday |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Perplexing problem |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2020 |
| Ask setter, finally, for puzzle |
|
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| Attention seeker |
|
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| Stumper question |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2020 |
| Person showing off difficult puzzle |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Problem |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Sep 2020 |
| Terrible prose by impostor |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
Premier Sunday |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Tough puzzle |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Ungenuine person |
USA Today |
04 Jul 2020 |
| One pretends to be something they are not |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Curtail break and work to go over puzzle |
|
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| Engineers work around model |
|
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| Difficult question for model |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Apr 2020 |
| Puzzling question |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Mar 2020 |
| One sits with problem |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Mar 2020 |
| Wannabe |
USA Today |
09 Mar 2020 |
| I could be a model? Tough question! |
|
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| Attention-seeker, say |
|
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| Tricky puzzle |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2019 |
| Puzzler |
Universal |
28 Aug 2019 |
| Baffling question |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2019 |
| Toughie |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2019 |
| Tricky question |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jul 2019 |
| Difficult question for model. |
|
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| Perplexing problem |
Universal |
19 Jun 2019 |
| Baffling puzzle |
USA Today |
31 May 2019 |
| Hard question |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2019 |
| Attention-seeker, say |
|
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| Real puzzle |
Newsday |
05 May 2019 |
| Person still being portrayed as problem |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Apr 2019 |
| Problem of knotted ropes |
|
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| Tough question |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Knotty problem |
Newsday |
02 Jan 2019 |
| Baffling question |
|
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| Hard question |
|
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| Puzzler |
|
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| Perplexing problem |
|
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| Tricky puzzle |
|
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| Baffling puzzle |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
Jonesin |
18 Dec 2018 |
| Tricky question |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Dec 2018 |
| Show off enigmatic prose |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Dec 2018 |
| Someone who loves getting clicked |
|
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| Bill has no time for puzzle |
|
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| Question model |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Sep 2018 |
| Model's difficult question |
|
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| Imposter |
Universal |
27 Aug 2018 |
| Hearts not in increasingly exclusive problem |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Baffling problem |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2018 |
| Head-scratching question |
Family Time |
20 May 2018 |
| One sitting with problem? |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 May 2018 |
| Tough question |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Apr 2018 |
| Bill has no time for such an exhibitionist |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Mar 2018 |
| Tough question |
Universal |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Difficult question for exhibitionist |
|
|
| Basis of bafflement |
Newsday |
17 Feb 2018 |
| Problem with marketing materials on beer, printed in half |
|
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| Hard question |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jan 2018 |
| . Question a model |
|
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| One smiling at cheese? |
Universal |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Baffling problem |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Jan 2018 |
| Model question |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 Jan 2018 |
| Attention-seeker, say |
|
|
| One smiling at cheese? |
|
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| Imposter |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
|
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| Tricky question |
|
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| Tough question |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2018 |
| Difficult question for exhibitionist |
|
|
| Puzzle |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Nov 2017 |
| Brainteaser |
New York Times |
22 Oct 2017 |
| Boss regularly cracks a Toughie? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Oct 2017 |
| Tough nut to crack |
USA Today |
01 Oct 2017 |
| Model, when modeling |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2017 |
| Very much taken aback, being brought in for each problem |
The Times Cryptic |
18 May 2017 |
| This person's affected puzzle |
|
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| Tough nut to crack |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2017 |
| Tough riddle |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2017 |
| Model, when modeling |
|
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| Tough nut to crack |
|
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| Brainteaser |
|
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| Head-scratcher |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Dec 2016 |
| Fake |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2016 |
| One who's affected by moving prose |
|
|
| Tricky puzzle |
Newsday |
16 Nov 2016 |
| Tough puzzle |
Universal |
21 Sep 2016 |
| One shows off / puzzle |
|
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| Challenging puzzle |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2016 |
| Head-scratcher |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2016 |
| Show off funny prose |
Irish Times Crosaire |
05 Jul 2016 |
| Conundrum |
LA Times Daily |
18 May 2016 |
| Baffling question |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Mar 2016 |
| Hard problem |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Mar 2016 |
| Stumper |
USA Today |
04 Feb 2016 |
| Tough query |
The Washington Post |
17 Jan 2016 |
| Person still being portrayed as problem |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Jan 2016 |
| Fake |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| Stumper |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
|
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| Problem created by show-off |
|
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| 26 Question
/ a model |
|
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| Pretender |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Dec 2015 |
| 'Why is a raven like a writing-desk?,' e.g |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
27 Nov 2015 |
| Hard one |
Newsday |
29 Aug 2015 |
| Tough riddle |
Universal |
20 Aug 2015 |
| Baffler |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2015 |
| Conundrum |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2015 |
| Exhibitionist's problem |
The Times Cryptic |
26 May 2015 |
| Brain teaser |
Universal |
27 Apr 2015 |
| Head-scratcher |
New York Times |
08 Apr 2015 |
| Baffling problem |
Universal |
30 Mar 2015 |
| One pretending to like trendy music |
Family Time |
25 Jan 2015 |
| Superficial sort |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| Tough riddle |
|
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| "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?," e.g. |
|
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| Brain teaser |
|
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| Hard one |
|
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| Head-scratcher |
|
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| Baffling problem |
|
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| Perplexing puzzle |
|
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| One playing it up for the camera |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| Notice at first the missing question |
|
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| Difficult question for artist's model |
|
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| Confusing question |
|
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| Headscratcher |
|
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| Difficult question |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| It makes you think |
|
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| Question meant to stump |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
|
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| Baffling problem |
|
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| Stumper |
|
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| Baffling problem |
|
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| Brain tickler |
|
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| One pretending to like things simply because others do |
|
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| Baffling question |
|
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| Insult for a middle schooler who puts on airs |
|
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| Model for album cover |
|
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| Tough question |
|
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| Tough question |
|
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| Confusing question |
|
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| Difficult problem |
|
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| Model at work |
|
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| Head-scratching question |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| "Cheese" sayer |
|
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| Tough nut to crack |
|
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| One pretending to like trendy music, say |
|
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| Tough question |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
|
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| Tricky puzzle |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
|
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| Head-scratcher |
|
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| One pretending to like trendy music, say |
|
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| Wannabe |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Tough question |
|
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| Tough problem |
|
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| Confusing query |
|
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| Model |
|
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| Brainteaser |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| One in a pic |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
|
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| Tough problem |
|
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| Tough riddle |
|
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| "Cheese" sayer |
|
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| Confusing question |
|
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| Tough problem |
|
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| Difficult puzzle |
|
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| Tough nut to crack |
|
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| Sticky problem |
|
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| Tough one |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Pretentious type |
|
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| Tough nut |
|
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| Tough one |
|
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| Tough nut to crack |
|
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| Sticky problem |
|
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| Baffling question |
|
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| Baffler |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| Baffler |
|
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| Baffler |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| Tough one |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| Tough one |
|
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| Cover girl, for one |
|
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| "Cheese" sayer |
|
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| Cover girl, for one |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Enigma |
|
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| Pretender |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
|
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| Baffling problem |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
|
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| Enigma |
|
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| Baffling puzzle |
|
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| Stumper |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| Tough riddle |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| Dilemma |
|
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| Tough crossword clue |
|
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| Model |
|
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| Phony |
|
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| Conundrum |
|
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| Tough nut |
|
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| Baffling question |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Hard problem |
|
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| Tough puzzle |
|
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| Tough nut to crack |
|
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| Tough question |
|
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| Headscratcher |
|
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| Enigma |
|
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| Baffler |
|
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| Tough nut |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| Puzzling question |
|
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| Enigma |
|
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| Portrait sitter |
|
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| Enigma |
|
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| It makes you think |
|
|
| Model at work |
|
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| Model at work |
|
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| Brainteaser |
|
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| Working model |
|
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| Confusing query |
|
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| Mannequin |
|
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| A model at work |
|
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| Tough question |
|
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| Tough nut to crack |
|
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| Baffling problem |
|
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| Toughie |
|
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| Tough problem |
|
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| Tough nut |
|
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| Sixty-four dollar question |
|
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| Rebus for one |
|
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| Puzzle |
|
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| Riddle |
|
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| Pretender |
|
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| Puzzling problem |
|
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| Hard puzzle |
|
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| Model or riddle |
|
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| Tough problem |
|
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| Confusing problem |
|
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| Hard nut to crack |
|
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| Tiegs is one |
|
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| Challenging puzzle |
|
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| Tough query |
|
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| Problem or model |
|
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| Knotty problem |
|
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| Problem |
|
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| Nut to crack |
|
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| Hard question |
|
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| Puzzle. |
|
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| Puzzler. |
|
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| Sitter. |
|
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| Very hard question. |
|
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| Hard nut to crack. |
|
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| Stumper. |
|
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| Baffling problem. |
|
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| Model. |
|
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| Puzzling problem. |
|
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| Puzzling question. |
|
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| Tough question. |
|
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| Quiz question, for instance. |
|
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| Artist's model. |
|
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| Tough nut to crack. |
|
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| Problem. |
|
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| Conundrum. |
|
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| Affected person. |
|
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| A puzzle. |
|
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| Baffling question. |
|
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