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Conundrum

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brain-teasernounA complex riddle or puzzle.
enigmanounSomething or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
riddlenounA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

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riddlenounA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
brain-teasernounA complex riddle or puzzle.
enigmanounSomething or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
quandarynounA state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
puzzlenoun(countable) A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
dilemmanounA circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
predicamentnounAn unfortunate or trying position or condition.
mysterynounSomething secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
trade-offnounAny situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
problemnounA difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
secretnoun(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
questionnounA worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
questionernounA person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
atenounA respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
cluenounInformation which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
headachenoun(medicine) A pain or ache in the head.
cruxnounThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
crypticHaving hidden (unapparent) meaning.
carwitchetnounAlternative form of carriwitchet. [(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.]
cryptic crosswordnounA type of crossword involving wordplay and misleading definitions.

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