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Tongue: A Cognitive Hazard Paperback – November 19, 2025 by Chase Hughes (Author), Rachael Ritchey (Editor) amazon.com/Tongue-Cogniti…

12 + 3 = 15. 14 − 12 = 2. 12 + 14 = 26. 3 + 12 = 15.

16 squares: 9 of 1×1, 5 of 2×2, 1 of 3×3, and 1 of 4×4. A clean lesson in how systematic counting by size reveals hidden order in simple grids.

noticing Minute Cryptic - 18 May, 2026 "Becoming aware of what toothpaste on a cake is?" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (34,045 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…

1. Rememberer. 2. Sleeveless. 3. Deadheaded.

dispute Minute Cryptic - 17 May, 2026 "Place 1st of everyone at the end of "Ugly-Stupid Contest"" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (52,668 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…

196. 196 = 14^2 is the only perfect square between 1 and 500 that rotates 180 into a different perfect square: 961 = 31^2.

Today, we honor and remember Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class (SEAL) Jonathan H. Kaloust, who was killed in training on May 15, 2013. #NavySEALFoundation

seasonal Minute Cryptic - 16 May, 2026 "Westbound lanes clogged by car show regulars every summer, perhaps" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (56,108 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…

Blue tit chicks are growing fast! Mum and dad have found the live mealworm feeder, so should be a very successful brood! 🐦

They all form their plurals by changing the first word, not the last. Cul-de-sacs, attorneys general, mothers-in-law, runners-up, rights-of-way, heirs apparent, passers-by. These uncommon compound nouns place the main noun first, an older English pattern that differs from the usual structure of most compounds today, a small but elegant feature of the language worth preserving.

entry Minute Cryptic - 15 May, 2026 "Admission of “Long time, no see”, you overheard" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (91,430 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…

This puzzle is a covering code problem in combinatorics. Each attempt covers 10 of the 64 possible codes (itself + the 9 that match in exactly two positions). The smallest number needed to cover everything is 8. One optimal set is 1-1-1, 1-2-4, 2-1-4, 2-2-1, 3-3-3, 3-4-2, 4-3-2, 4-4-3. These guarantee the safe opens no matter the correct code. Impossible with 7.

comic sans Minute Cryptic - 14 May, 2026 "Rocking moccasins? Corporate style guides might consider it unprofessional" (5,4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (32,425 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…

1. Life after death. 2. Mayonnaise. 3. Karaoke.

kin Minute Cryptic - 13 May, 2026 "What keeps Romeo and Juliet apart in stark injustice!" (3) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (73,570 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…