2021 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 | Double Meaning | Solution | 4.02
|
1.98
|
612 | |
February | Support System | Solution | 4.19
|
2.16
|
504 | |
March | Moving Target | Solution | 4.38
|
3.00
|
494 | |
April | Title Search | Solution | 4.19
|
2.87
|
339 | |
May | After Three | Solution | 4.40
|
3.44
|
236 | |
June | Triple Switching Hour | Solution | 4.32
|
3.54
|
270 | |
July | Make It Count | Solution | 4.38
|
3.21
|
253 | |
August | 2 State the Obvious | Solution | 4.29
|
3.30
|
221 | |
September | Odd Men Out | Solution | 4.22
|
2.86
|
272 | |
October | Where Is It? | Solution | 3.98
|
4.28
|
75 | |
November | There Goes Rhymin’ Simon | Solution | 4.50
|
4.68
|
76 | |
December | Can You Make the Time? | Solution | 4.25
|
2.86
|
183 | |
Mega Meta | Boxing Day | Solution | 4.67
|
3.40
|
174 (56 early) |
* 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.