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	Just a Number	Solution	4.06 6 9 61 141 116	2.14 123 165 94 36 5	539
February	Rhyme Scheme	Solution	4.05 9 11 56 136 121	2.02 131 148 100 16 2	509
March	Pent-Up Aggression	Solution	4.07 3 8 32 138 76	3.44 7 35 99 145 19	345
April	Initial Reaction	Solution	4.13 2 8 34 124 88	2.63 25 112 111 39 7	375
May	Watch It!	Solution	4.06 1 11 32 113 71	2.94 16 57 116 62 6	342
June	Every Dog Has Its Day	Solution	4.39 0 2 15 100 106	3.15 2 34 162 58 10	282
July	Six Characters in Search of a Pop Song	Solution	3.51 9 28 32 36 43	4.82 0 2 3 26 177	180
August	I’ve Got a Feeling	Solution	4.24 0 3 21 100 75	2.55 27 93 89 29 4	300
September	Put a Pin in It	Solution	4.48 0 1 9 40 67	3.98 0 0 33 79 30	175
October	Four by Fours	Solution	4.47 0 0 7 51 64	3.53 0 4 63 59 8	155
November	No End in Sight	Solution	4.42 0 2 7 60 70	3.35 0 19 71 55 9	187
December	What’s in the Box	Solution	4.71 0 1 3 16 65	4.17 0 1 19 34 36	109
Mega-Meta	Location, Location, Location	Solution	4.53 0 0 11 25 63	4.11 1 1 31 39 49	141 (57 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.