2012 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. Click here for final contest standings. For results of the 2012 Theme Construction Contest, click here.

Month Puzzle Solution Stars * Sweat ** # Correct ***
May Bonfire Song Solution

3.68

  • 1
  • 4
  • 64
  • 110
  • 13

2.31

  • 12
  • 120
  • 62
  • 6
  • 0

 223
June Help Solution

3.65

  • 0
  • 12
  • 61
  • 117
  • 13

2.31

  • 33
  • 97
  • 69
  • 15
  • 0

 234
July Girl Group Solution

3.84

  • 0
  • 6
  • 30
  • 96
  • 18

2.87

  • 3
  • 40
  • 86
  • 24
  • 1

 176
August Both Sides Now (normal)
Both Sides Now (expert)		 Solution

4.22

  • 0
  • 2
  • 5
  • 64
  • 32

3.42

  • 0
  • 10
  • 42
  • 49
  • 2

 113
September In the Mix Solution

3.96

  • 0
  • 1
  • 15
  • 49
  • 14

3.16

  • 2
  • 14
  • 37
  • 25
  • 3

 79
October Picture This Solution

3.95

  • 0
  • 1
  • 16
  • 45
  • 14

3.16

  • 0
  • 6
  • 28
  • 36
  • 6

 51 + 33 half-credit
November Take it From the Top Solution

4.08

  • 0
  • 0
  • 11
  • 60
  • 18

3.20

  • 0
  • 15
  • 46
  • 23
  • 5

 93
December Keyword Search Solution

4.16

  • 0
  • 1
  • 6
  • 16
  • 14

3.56

  • 0
  • 3
  • 11
  • 21
  • 1

 43
Finale Lyric Hunt Solution

4.00

  • 0
  • 1
  • 0
  • 5
  • 2

4.25

  • 0
  • 0
  • 2
  • 4
  • 3

 4 (3 with a hint)

* 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.