Circular Reasoning (MIT Mystery Hunt 2021)
| Circular Reasoning | |
|---|---|
| MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 | |
| ⊥IW.giga | |
| Author(s) | Anderson Wang, Jakob Weisblat, Jon Schneider, Lewis Chen and Robert Tunney |
| Answer | Click to revealOLD AGE |
| Statistics | |
| No. solves | 25 |
| No. total guesses | 67 |
| Links | |
| Puzzle | Link |
| Solution | Link |
| Checker | Link |
Circular Reasoning is a puzzle from MIT Mystery Hunt 2021 in the ⊥IW.giga round. The puzzle is presented as a list of clues.
Solve Path and Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Cryptic Clue - The clues can be solved straight. But as it turns out, they can be solved as cryptic clues as well, which turns out to be the answer to a different straight clue!
Cycles and Chains - You can chain the clues up in this manner, matching straight answers and cryptic answers.
NATO Phonetic Alphabet - One member of each cycle is a NATO alphabet letter from A-F. This gives an ordering.
Alphanumeric Substitution Cipher - Finally, to finish, take the A1Z26 letter for the size of each cycle.
Accolades[edit | edit source]
| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Bravo Awards | January 13, 2022 | Best Feeder Puzzle | Won |
| 1st Bravo Awards | January 13, 2022 | Most Elegant Puzzle | Won |
| 1st Bravo Awards | January 13, 2022 | Best Word Puzzle | Won |
