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- noun A
scratcher for thehead . - noun A
puzzle .
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Examples
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On a CSI head-scratcher 10/9c, CBS, a car-crash crime scene turns up an extra brain that doesn't belong to any of the vehicular victims.
Critic's Guide to Wednesday's TV: CMAs vs. X Factor and a Ripper Anniversary 2011
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Betty White: White getting a comedy actress nomination for Hot in Cleveland wasn't a surprise she is the reigning champ after all, but her TV movie/miniseries actress nomination for a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie is a head-scratcher.
SAG Awards Surprises and Snubs: Patrick J. Adams Makes the Cut, But Where's Homeland? 2011
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But controls present a head-scratcher for foreign investors.
Brazil Flirts With Danger Liam Denning 2010
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That's why the whole 3-4 thing last season was such a head-scratcher.
Given the Redskins' needs, drafting a quarterback would be indefensible 2011
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For those of you who have been mystified by the federal government's recent handling of the economic crisis, here is another overlooked head-scratcher to add to the list: Why has the SBA been MIA from the menu of policy solutions?
Big Stimulus For Small Business Dan Gerstein 2009
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The decision by the Museum for African Art to hire Robert A.M. Stern to design its new home that's nearing completion on the northeast corner of Central Park was a bit of a head-scratcher.
A Home for Art That's Outside the Box Robbie Whelan 2011
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Sometimes the unexpected loss stands alone as a solitary head-scratcher.
The Giants Just Never Seem to Learn Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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However, she does promise a new head-scratcher that sounds just as juicy to hold us over until the second season.
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Dave Tollefson, playing in Tuck's stead, said the whole game was a head-scratcher.
Giants Look Incomplete in Defeat Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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There are too many head-scratcher moments, and each one pulls you out of the story and lessens your confidence in the storyteller.
Mishmash that is 'Kings' often overpowers an interesting idea 2009
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