Puzzle Collection (page 8)

Spotted Nightjars - camouflaged pair sleeping at the base of a Mulga bush - St Teresa's Rd, Alice Springs
DH-2836 Spotted NIGHTJARS - camouflaged pair sleeping at base of Mulga Bush St. Teresas Rd. Alice Springs, NT Australia Eurostopodus argus Don Hadden contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Spanish Dancer - Indonesia
LEE-156 Spanish Dancer Indonesia Hexabranchus sanguineus Lea Lee contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

The crabbed millionaires puzzle. Illustration shows an old man labeled Millionaire sitting in a chair atop a pile of moneybags

Puzzle picture. Illustration shows politicians Henry Gassaway Davis, William Jennings Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles W. Fairbanks, Thomas C. Platt, and Alton B

15 - 14 - 13. The great presidential puzzle. Illustration shows Senator Roscoe Conkling, leader of the Stalwarts group of the Republican Party, playing a puzzle game

Colleagues with jigsaw, Convalescent Police Seaside Home
Two young Met Police colleagues at work on a jigsaw puzzle at the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex

Crossword Craze - Distracted housemaid
The Crossword Craze What Lizzie was late with the lunch! A housemaid gets totally distracted trying to finish her crossword and completely forgets to do her cleaning or prepare the midday meal

Petticoat Lane Market, London - Clothes Auction. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Victorian Puzzle
Victorian puzzle showing dancers in a Parisian dance hall Date: circa 1870

Boy Playing with Puzzle
A small boy playing with a puzzle. Date: circa 1960

Victorian Puzzle C1870
Victorian puzzle showing bathing beauties at the seaside Date: circa 1870

Brain power. Conceptual computer artwork of a Rubiks cube with neurological images on its surfaces. At top is a coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a section through the head

Jigsaw piece

Jigsaw pieces

Heart Maze, computer artwork
Computer artwork of the human heart conceptualized as a maze

Men putting puzzle pieces together
3D computer artwork of men putting puzzle pieces together, depticting a construction site

Globe construction
Conceptual computer artwork representing a globe built of puzzle pieces

Brain analysis, conceptual artwork
Brain analysis, conceptual computer artwork

Jigsaw puzzle, artwork
Jigsaw puzzle, computer artwork

Jigsaw piece, artwork
Jigsaw piece, computer artwork

Building blocks with brain, artwork
Conceptual computer artwork of building blocks with the top view of a brain, representing Alzheimers desease or brain disorder

Head with maze
Conceptual artwork of a head with an exposed maze in the place of a brain. This could represent loss of memory, confusion and Alzheimers disease

Childhood development
MODEL RELEASED. Childhood development. Boy playing with a puzzle. He is eighteen months old

Fossilised frontal bone, Gran Dolina
Fossilised frontal bone from a childs skull. Fragments of a 12-year-old childs cranial bone being pieced together by a palaeontologist

Searching, conceptual artwork

1830 The Entomologist caracature G Spratt
" The Entomologist". Rare copper print with original hand colouring, drawn by George Spratt, printed by George Madely

Franklins magic circle of circles
Magic circle of circles. Figure derived by Benjamin Franklin containing the numbers 12 to 75 inclusive on a set of concentric circular spaces across eight radii

Learning about the Earth, artwork
Learning about the Earth, conceptual artwork

Brain function, conceptual image

Toy maze

Brain complexity, conceptual artwork
Brain complexity. Conceptual computer artwork of a slice through a brain represented as a complex maze, with a question mark at its centre

Pinsapar Fir / Bark - ancient weathered stem, Grazalema National Park, Andalucia, Spain
USH-3312 Pinsapar Fir / Bark - ancient weathered stem Grazalema National Park, Andalucia, Spain Abies pinsapo Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mary Lawson as a dunce
An amusing study of Mary Lawson posed as a most alluring little dunce. Pictured here in the Sketch in 1931, she was at the time playing Professor Hinzelmanns beautiful daughter

Jumping woman at a gravel pit
A middle aged woman in a flowery dress jumping for joy, near a gravel pit. What has made her so happy is anyones guess!

A strange and mysterious creature -- answers on a postcard, please!

John Bull gets crossword fever
The mid-1920s crossword craze brings John Bull out in crossword fever as an epidemic of crossword puzzles hook the nation

The Next Infliction - the Cross-Word Puzzle Illustrated by W
Heath Robinsons contribution to the crossword craze of 1925, an illustrated crossword puzzle with clues included under the picture

Squaring the Dance Circles by Reginald Higgins
A stylish 1920s couple are distracted from their dancing by an engrossing crossword puzzle, all the rage in 1925. The caption reads, " A word of five letters, beginning with C

Man puzzling over a game of draughts
A man puzzling over a game of draughts, which he appears to be playing solo. He holds a long churchwarden pipe in his mouth. Date: early 20th century

HMS Terrible and HM Yacht jigsaw puzzle
A colour illustration of HMS Terrible, a Royal Navy armoured cruiser launched in 1895. Below is a jigsaw puzzle box of His Majestys Yacht at Cowes on the Isle of Wight

Victorian Puzzle / 1870
Victorian puzzle of some aristocratic cyclists (one piece missing)

Crossword Fever in USA
Crossword Puzzle Fever hits America - a proposal to erect huge crosswords at railway crossings to entertain travellers waiting for the train to pass

Goose Barnacles - Oregon coast, USA _PTL0187
TOM-1085 Goose Barnacles Oregon coast, USA Pollicipes polymerus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Namibia - Structural forms in the sand of a dry riverbed. Namib Desert, Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia
TD-2121 Structural forms in the sand of a dry riverbed Namib Desert, Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia Thomas Dressler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Octopus - A master of camouflage, this large octopus blends into its surroundings perfectly Komodo Is. Marine Park
VT-8393 Octopus - A master of camouflage, this large octopus blends into its surroundings perfectly Komodo Is. Marine Park

Octopus - Common. Found all along the rocky reefs of NSW Sydney. Australia
VT-8391 Common Sydney OCTOPUS - endemic Sydney. Australia. Octopus tetricus Found all along the rocky reefs of NSW. Females eat the male after mating

Dendronephthya Crab - A master of diguise this tiny crab is only found living on soft coral which it matches perfectly
VT-8744 Dendronephthya Crab - A master of diguise this tiny crab is only found living on soft coral which it matches perfectly Papua New Guinea

Bulb-tentacle Anemone - also know as Bubble-tip Anemone Indo Pacific
VT-7098 Bulb-tentacle Anemone - also know as Bubble-tip Anemone Indo Pacific Entacmaea quadricolor Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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"Puzzle: Unraveling the Enigmatic Tapestry of Life" Embark on a journey through the intricate realms of puzzles, where each piece holds a story waiting to be unveiled. From an early jigsaw puzzle depicting the regal lineage of Kings and Queens of England, to the enigmatic Monkey Puzzle tree standing tall with its unique foliage patterns - nature's own riddle. Beware, for this majestic Araucaria araucana is endangered, reminding us that some mysteries are in danger of disappearing forever. Delve into history and encounter the legendary tale of Alexander and Gordian Knot - a symbol of complexity yet conquered by audacity. Picture No. 10889141 captures this moment frozen in time, inviting you to decipher its hidden meaning. Witness nature's artistry at play as the Orchid Mantis gracefully camouflages itself amidst vibrant petals; Hymenopus coronatus becomes one with its surroundings like an elusive secret waiting to be discovered. Venture further into Australia's vast wilderness and meet Thorny Devil near Newhaven Station - a creature adorned with spines resembling an unsolved enigma. Unleash your intellect as we unravel crossword puzzles' origins; witness the solution to the very first crossword puzzle published in The New York World back in 1913 – igniting a global passion for wordplay that still captivates minds today. Marvel at Rubik's Cube, not just as artwork but also as a testament to human ingenuity and perseverance when faced with perplexity. Chloe Preston masterfully combines pictures with words, creating visual narratives that challenge our perception and make us question what lies beneath. Finally, immerse yourself within labyrinthine mazes – symbolic representations of life's twists and turns. In "Doing The Crossword" from 1925 artwork reveals how these mind-bending challenges have stood the test of time while providing endless entertainment. Puzzles: they are more than just games.