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GCHQ Christmas challenge: Can you solve the puzzle?

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Summary
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61% Informative

GCHQ's annual brainteaser comes in the form of the agency's Christmas card.

This year 's puzzle challenges the public to decode the names of UK landmarks.

The deceptively tricky tasks require ingenuity and perseverance, GCHQ said.

The agency's Chief Puzzler , known only as " Colin ", described the tests as "fiendishly enjoyable".

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57

Informative language

53

Neutral language

43

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

41

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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