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CiSRA Puzzle Competition 2009 - The Puzzles

This is the archive of the 2009 Puzzle Competition. Please visit the current competition site for information about the latest Puzzle Competition.

For general information on how to solve the puzzles, please see the puzzle solving guide. We highly recommend you read this if you're at all unsure about how to approach these sorts of puzzles.

Enter your team's answers for puzzles on the Solve page.

Puzzle GroupPuzzle NameThe puzzleHintsStatisticsPoint
value*
Group 1A.1 Tooth and Claw   Download   Hints Full solution  A.1 Tooth and Claw0 points
 B.1 Snip   Download   Hints Full solution  B.1 Snip0 points
 C.1 Derivation   Download   Hints Full solution  C.1 Derivation0 points
 D.1 Entitlements   Download   Hints Full solution  D.1 Entitlements0 points
 
Group 2A.2 Meet Your Match   Download   Hints Full solution  A.2 Meet Your Match0 points
 B.2 Reciprocity   Download   Hints Full solution  B.2 Reciprocity0 points
 C.2 Coherency   Download   Hints Full solution  C.2 Coherency0 points
 D.2 Magical Mystery Tour   Download   Hints Full solution  D.2 Magical Mystery Tour0 points
 
Group 3A.3 Raindrops   Download   Hints Full solution  A.3 Raindrops0 points
 B.3 Curiosity Killed the Cat   Download   Hints Full solution  B.3 Curiosity Killed the Cat0 points
 C.3 Système International   Download   Hints Full solution  C.3 Système International0 points
 D.3 Cranial Cryptics   Download   Hints Full solution  D.3 Cranial Cryptics0 points
 
Group 4A.4 Frownies   Download   Hints Full solution  A.4 Frownies0 points
 B.4 White Elephant   Download   Hints Full solution  B.4 White Elephant0 points
 C.4 Higher Calling   Download   Hints Full solution  C.4 Higher Calling0 points
 D.4 Date with Destiny   Download   Hints Full solution  D.4 Date with Destiny0 points
 
Group 5A.5 Headless Snake   Download   Hints Full solution  A.5 Headless Snake0 points
 B.5 Bodybuilding   Download   Hints Full solution  B.5 Bodybuilding0 points
 C.5 All Sorts   Download   Hints Full solution  C.5 All Sorts0 points
 D.5 Already Taken   Download   Hints Full solution  D.5 Already Taken0 points
 
MetapuzzleM.0 Metapuzzle   DownloadFull solution  M.0 Metapuzzle0 points

* Point value if solved when this page was loaded. The point value may have decreased since then.

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