Difficult
Solvable
Solvable adjective - Capable of having the reason for or cause of determined.
Usage example: I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable
Both words in one sentence
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Several of the puzzles have been sabotaged by Saavedro, but (as Saavedro intended) in a way that leaves them solvable, though more difficult.
Source: Solve the Soup Cans -
Lost in Translation: The epitaph's puzzle would've been extremely difficult to translate to solvable English.
- The trick, of course, is having it solvable by the reader/viewer, but still difficult enough that they don't all figure it out long before the actual reveal.
Source: Fair-Play Whodunnit
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