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    PUZZLER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solutionplay

    Example:

    that's a real puzzler

    Synonyms:

    mystifier; puzzle; puzzler; teaser

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("puzzler" is a kind of...):

    problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "puzzler"):

    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 number)

    acrostic; word square (a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across)

    Derivation:

    puzzle (be a mystery or bewildering to)

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