3
close call(noun, expression, escape, suspenseful, thriller)
3
mystery(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
3
cryptogram(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
2
tough nut to crack(expression, idiom, question, secret, puzzle)
1
enigma(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
1
close thing
1
closed book(expression, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
1
comedy(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
conte(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
crux(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
1
description(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
difficulty(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, subtlety)
1
epic(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
fable(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
fantasy(report, account, news, tale, narrative)
1
feature(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
folktale(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
gag(report, account, novel, news, tale)
1
grabber(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
1
information(report, account, novel, news, tale)
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