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closed book(expression, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
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cryptogram(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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enigma(noun, difficulty, question, problem, secret)
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mystification(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, knot)
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perplexity(noun, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
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problem(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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puzzlement(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, knot)
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sixty-four-thousand-dollar question(expression, difficulty, question, secret, puzzle)
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sphinx(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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stickler(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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stumper(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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teaser(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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twister(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, knot)
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abstruseness(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, perplexity)
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adamant(adjective, mean, hard, severe, harsh)
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brainteaser(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, perplexity)
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braintwister(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, perplexity)
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bullhead(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
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charade(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, obscurity)
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chiller(difficulty, question, secret, puzzle, obscurity)
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