2015 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 Aid Package Solution

3.83

  • 0
  • 4
  • 58
  • 136
  • 27

2.47

  • 26
  • 89
  • 88
  • 22
  • 0

262 Unlocked Puzzle
February Jazz Classic Solution

3.64

  • 0
  • 6
  • 92
  • 138
  • 14

1.89

  • 95
  • 106
  • 40
  • 14
  • 0

301 Unlocked Puzzle
March Hit Singles Solution

4.05

  • 0
  • 2
  • 26
  • 120
  • 39

2.62

  • 12
  • 70
  • 85
  • 20
  • 1

206 Unlocked Puzzle
April Connect Four Solution

4.11

  • 0
  • 0
  • 21
  • 97
  • 38

2.84

  • 6
  • 46
  • 76
  • 27
  • 3

180 Unlocked Puzzle
May Now That’s Dedication! Solution

3.94

  • 0
  • 3
  • 22
  • 94
  • 20

3.01

  • 5
  • 29
  • 70
  • 33
  • 4

148 Unlocked Puzzle
June Beginnings Solution

4.03

  • 0
  • 1
  • 14
  • 38
  • 18

3.93

  • 1
  • 4
  • 16
  • 29
  • 22

79 Unlocked Puzzle
July Ionic Columns Solution

4.30

  • 0
  • 2
  • 6
  • 44
  • 37

3.53

  • 1
  • 11
  • 32
  • 34
  • 14

84 Unlocked Puzzle
August Half and Half Solution

4.32

  • 0
  • 1
  • 9
  • 23
  • 32

3.88

  • 0
  • 2
  • 16
  • 38
  • 12

58 Unlocked Puzzle
September Digital Remastering Solution

4.09

  • 0
  • 5
  • 12
  • 32
  • 29

3.40

  • 3
  • 8
  • 30
  • 32
  • 7

81 Unlocked Puzzle
October Three Out Of Four Ain’t Bad Solution

4.48

  • 0
  • 0
  • 4
  • 9
  • 20

4.34

  • 0
  • 0
  • 5
  • 13
  • 17

25 Unlocked Puzzle
November Axe Heads Solution

4.00

  • 0
  • 0
  • 9
  • 40
  • 9

3.56

  • 1
  • 4
  • 21
  • 31
  • 5

55 Unlocked Puzzle
December Year-Ending Roman Orgy Solution

4.16

  • 0
  • 0
  • 9
  • 29
  • 18

2.98

  • 3
  • 12
  • 28
  • 13
  • 2

62 Unlocked Puzzle
Mega-Meta Direction Finder Solution

4.37

  • 0
  • 2
  • 7
  • 32
  • 41

2.80

  • 10
  • 16
  • 36
  • 18
  • 1

115 (80 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.