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jigsaw puzzle box, 19th century

John Spilsbury jigsaw puzzle

The Canterbury Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney

A person holds a smartphone displaying a Sudoku puzzle app, with some numbers highlighted in yellow on the grid and control buttons visible at the bottom of the screen.

The 2019 World Puzzle Championships in Kirchheim, Germany

Hatfield house maze

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