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'increment': 0.01, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [300, 250] }}, the puzzle of the author's true identity. },{ { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387233' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 250] }}, Definition of 'puzzled'. puz‧zle1 /ˈpʌzəl/ ●●● S3 noun [ countable] 1 a game or toy that has a lot of pieces that you have to fit together → jigsaw a child’s wooden puzzle 2 a game in which you have to think hard to solve a difficult question or problem a crossword puzzle 3 [ usually singular] { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, Puzzles for adults emerged around 1900, and by 1908 a full-blown craze was in progress in the United States. type: "cookie", }); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, This is the British English definition of puzzle.View American English definition of puzzle.. 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