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Nearly a week after being rescued near Big Bear Lake, Jackie — half of a celebrity bald eagle couple — remains in critical condition as veterinarians continue to puzzle over the cause of her maladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

A satisfying puzzle break: What’s a four-letter word for “Those who often hear a siren song”? Treat your brain to some delightful wordplay in today’s crossword.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Shanghai was more than a challenge to communism, it was a puzzle for Chinese nationalists because its unique strength—its economic power—was born directly from China’s weakness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The researchers say the findings are useful for more than settling a famous scientific puzzle.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

But I know it’s only puzzle night she likes.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Writing in The Times, Beard bemoaned that the poem's "erotic puzzles, the teasing ironies, the intriguing questions about truth and falsehood" had been replaced with "a rather ponderous Hollywood message about civilisational decline".

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

He also said he would continue doing the newspaper’s crossword puzzles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Or, if you prefer your puzzles bite-sized, try today’s mini.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

In computer simulations, the information theory-based method successfully solved 99% of Wordle puzzles.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

The little kid who used to follow me around, beg me for puzzles, interrupt me at chess tournaments with healthy snacks.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Earlier this month, the Nigerian American author posted a since-deleted video on TikTok that also left her followers puzzled in which she said there was a reason she stopped promoting the forthcoming film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The invasion has long puzzled biologists because Guam's population is believed to have begun with only a small number of snakes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

"I was puzzled because I could not find any public document that listed the voter identity card as a mandatory document for passport renewal," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Instead, they are puzzled by things that don’t line up with their theories of how the world should work.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

The third moving man appeared, looking puzzled, with a can of Pepsi in his hand.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Even more puzzling, other people in the same room may hear nothing at all.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

But as more analysts bang the drum, this puzzling quantum play might finally start making sense.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

A competing interpretation has emerged of the preliminary report's most puzzling detail: the brief movement of both fuel-control switches to "cutoff" shortly after take-off.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

There were accusations and counter accusations, but no one would admit to writing the mysterious and puzzling words that straggled across the back of Ken’s question.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder