1
whodunit(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, obscurity)
1
why(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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Pharisee
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accipitres
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arduous
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arguer
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awkward
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birds of prey(expression, idiom, severity)
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blue-stocking
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brain-teaser
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bugaboo(noun, challenge, question, puzzle, mystery)
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by the book
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by the numbers
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challenge(noun, question, puzzle, mystery, riddle)
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choicy(adjective, rough, demanding, fussy, fastidious)
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choosy(adjective, fussy, fastidious, exacting)
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cliff-hanger(noun, challenge, question, puzzle, mystery)
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conformist
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conservative
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conventionalist
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