Puzzle Archive

Browse past OneCluedle challenges

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Puzzle #1

Easy

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees.

Answer:

MAP

The oldest known world map was created in Babylon around 600 BC!

Puzzle #2

Medium

I can be cracked, I can be made, I can be told, I can be played.

Answer:

JOKE

The word 'joke' comes from the Latin 'jocus' meaning jest or game!

Puzzle #3

Hard

I grow stronger when shared, weaker when hoarded, and die when forgotten.

Answer:

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge shared doubles while knowledge hoarded often becomes obsolete!

Puzzle #4

Expert

Invisible architect of visible motion, felt but never seen.

Answer:

FORCE

Isaac Newton defined force as anything that causes a change in motion!

Puzzle #5

Master

Paradoxical pathway where every choice eliminates infinite alternatives.

Answer:

DECISION

The average person makes about 35,000 decisions per day!

Saturday, September 6, 2025

Puzzle #1

Easy

I have a spine but no bones, adventures in my zones.

Answer:

BOOK

The smell of old books comes from vanilla, among 15+ other chemical compounds!

Puzzle #2

Medium

I have four legs but cannot walk, a seat but cannot talk.

Answer:

CHAIR

The electric chair was invented by a dentist - perhaps the ultimate dental anxiety!

Puzzle #3

Hard

I'm black when clean and white when dirty.

Answer:

CHALKBOARD

Blackboards were originally made from actual slate rock!

Puzzle #4

Expert

Ethereal entity awakened by wind, existing without substance.

Answer:

ECHO

An echo can actually echo itself - it's called a 'multiple echo'!

Puzzle #5

Master

Perpetually approaching, eternally distant, forever invisible.

Answer:

FUTURE

Humans are the only species that can truly plan for and worry about the future!

Friday, September 5, 2025

Puzzle #1

Easy

I'm full of holes but still hold water.

Answer:

SPONGE

Natural sponges are actually animals that live on the ocean floor!

Puzzle #2

Medium

I fly without wings and cry without eyes.

Answer:

CLOUD

Clouds can weigh over a million pounds - they float because they're less dense than air!

Puzzle #3

Hard

I have one eye but cannot see, found in every needle's plea.

Answer:

THREAD

The eye of a needle is called that because it 'sees' the thread coming through!

Puzzle #4

Expert

Weightless yet unbearable, brief yet infinite in duration.

Answer:

BREATH

You breathe about 20,000 times per day without thinking about it!

Puzzle #5

Master

Ascending always, never descending, marking existence's progression.

Answer:

AGE

Your age in seconds is roughly 31.5 million times your age in years!

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Puzzle #1

Easy

I run but never walk, have a mouth but never talk.

Answer:

RIVER

The Amazon River is so long you could fit the entire United States in its length!

Puzzle #2

Medium

I have a neck but no head, arms but no hands.

Answer:

SHIRT

The first t-shirt was invented as underwear for the U.S. Navy in 1913!

Puzzle #3

Hard

I get wetter the more I dry.

Answer:

TOWEL

Ancient Romans used to dry themselves with olive oil and scrapers instead of towels!

Puzzle #4

Expert

Diminishing with age, yet growing in stature when youth departs.

Answer:

CANDLE

Birthday candles were first used by ancient Greeks to honor Artemis!

Puzzle #5

Master

Mechanical serpent with metallic teeth, binding without biting.

Answer:

ZIPPER

The zipper was originally called a 'clasp locker' - much less catchy!

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Puzzle #1

Easy

I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air.

Answer:

FIRE

Fire is actually a chemical reaction, not a thing - it's plasma in action!

Puzzle #2

Medium

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees.

Answer:

MAP

The oldest known map is from ancient Babylon, carved on clay around 600 BC!

Puzzle #3

Hard

I can be cracked, I can be made, I can be told, I can be played.

Answer:

JOKE

Laughter literally is the best medicine - it releases endorphins!

Puzzle #4

Expert

I disappear the moment you say my name, yet I'm always there.

Answer:

SILENCE

The quietest place on Earth is so silent it drives people crazy after 45 minutes!

Puzzle #5

Master

Temporal guardian with faces that never age, hands that never tire.

Answer:

CLOCK

Clockwise direction exists because sundials in the Northern Hemisphere cast shadows that way!

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Puzzle #1

Easy

A silent guardian that shows your flaws without judgment.

Answer:

MIRROR

The first mirrors were made from polished obsidian around 6000 BC!

Puzzle #2

Medium

I have keys but no locks, space but no room.

Answer:

KEYBOARD

The QWERTY layout was designed to slow down typing to prevent typewriter jams!

Puzzle #3

Hard

I fall but never break, I break but never fall.

Answer:

NIGHT

Night falls and day breaks - English is wonderfully weird!

Puzzle #4

Expert

Born in darkness, I bring light to knowledge without form.

Answer:

IDEA

The lightbulb above someone's head as a symbol for ideas dates back to the 1920s!

Puzzle #5

Master

Paradoxically fuller when emptied, deeper when hollowed.

Answer:

HOLE

The deepest man-made hole is in Russia - it's over 7 miles deep!