puzzler

puz·zle

P0680900 (pŭz′əl)n.1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma: the puzzle of the author's true identity.3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment: I'm really in a puzzle over how this happened.v. puz·zled, puz·zling, puz·zles v.tr.1. To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter. See Synonyms at perplex.2. To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study: He puzzled out the significance of the statement.v.intr.1. To be perplexed.2. To ponder over a problem in an effort to solve or understand it.

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puz′zler n.

puzzler

(ˈpʌzlə) na person or thing that puzzles

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puzzler - a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"mystifier, puzzle, teaserproblem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"sudoku - a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each numberacrostic, word square - a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across

puzzler

nounAnything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret:conundrum, enigma, mystery, perplexity, puzzle, riddle.

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