2016 Contest Puzzles

Contest puzzles can be accessed using the drop-down menu or through the links below. Mean user ratings are shown for puzzles whose submission deadlines have passed. Click the + sign to see the full distribution of ratings.

Month Puzzle Solution Stars * Sweat ** # Correct *** PUZ
January Music Services Solution

3.83

  • 1
  • 4
  • 67
  • 147
  • 34

2.29

  • 40
  • 126
  • 69
  • 20
  • 2

306 Unlocked Puzzle
February Just Add Sweetener Solution

3.67

  • 0
  • 12
  • 85
  • 133
  • 25

1.87

  • 102
  • 102
  • 39
  • 13
  • 1

296 Unlocked Puzzle
March Beatlesque Solution

3.97

  • 0
  • 4
  • 41
  • 118
  • 43

2.53

  • 16
  • 86
  • 86
  • 18
  • 1

241 Unlocked Puzzle
April Nice Shootin’ Solution

4.21

  • 0
  • 1
  • 21
  • 70
  • 53

3.39

  • 2
  • 16
  • 62
  • 59
  • 9

138 Unlocked Puzzle
May Double Vision Solution

4.11

  • 0
  • 0
  • 20
  • 103
  • 38

2.55

  • 14
  • 59
  • 78
  • 11
  • 1

187 Unlocked Puzzle
June Prime Directive Solution

4.47

  • 0
  • 1
  • 8
  • 23
  • 47

4.10

  • 0
  • 5
  • 17
  • 27
  • 35

77 Unlocked Puzzle
July Colour My World Solution

3.94

  • 0
  • 3
  • 24
  • 93
  • 21

2.8

  • 8
  • 48
  • 58
  • 29
  • 3

157 Unlocked Puzzle
August Dimensions Solution

3.96

  • 1
  • 1
  • 19
  • 52
  • 20

3.58

  • 1
  • 6
  • 31
  • 51
  • 6

109 Unlocked Puzzle
September Externalities Solution

4.33

  • 0
  • 0
  • 9
  • 32
  • 34

3.88

  • 1
  • 2
  • 18
  • 41
  • 16

85 Unlocked Puzzle
October How Cryptic! Solution

4.3

  • 0
  • 1
  • 9
  • 16
  • 27

4.15

  • 0
  • 0
  • 13
  • 20
  • 21

46 Unlocked Puzzle
November Putting It Back Together Solution

4.04

  • 0
  • 0
  • 22
  • 65
  • 26

2.61

  • 11
  • 43
  • 43
  • 13
  • 4

129 Unlocked Puzzle
December How Revealing! Solution

3.79

  • 1
  • 1
  • 9
  • 16
  • 7

4.32

  • 0
  • 0
  • 4
  • 17
  • 16

36 (8 w/hint) Unlocked Puzzle
Mega-Meta Hall of Fame Solution

4.64

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 20
  • 52

4.04

  • 0
  • 1
  • 18
  • 34
  • 23

90 (7 early) Unlocked Puzzle

* Stars represent the average user overall rating on a scale of 1 (the worst) to 5 (the best).
** Sweat represents the average user difficulty rating on a scale of 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest).
*** # Correct is how many users correctly solved the meta.