How to Play
One Word Wonders are word puzzles where the answer is exactly one word. Decipher the image below to come up with the answer. For a better idea on how to solve this puzzle view an example. If you get stuck you can ask for help in the comments section. Hints are posted 24 hours after puzzle's publish date (if provided by author).












Fun. :)
These are always great.
Another case solved :-)
10th. Nice when you get to know Inspector Callahan!! ;) Good one, Jeb!
Nicely done, Jeb!
Nice puzzle.
Much fun. Not too hard, not too easy, but just right.
Was stuck on the answer being "adnoide" (ha ha), even though that really made no sense, nor was spelled correctly. Finally looked beyond...
Dang, I tried to make this much harder than it is. 96th, bleh.
Wasting time on a 3-point cryptopix and got here too late. Bummer.
I love Insp. Callahan puzzles!
my first 'story-type' OWW. YAY
Inspector Callahan - the new Stickman! Wish I had been here on time... :)
soo... frustrated..... is this inherent in the puzzle, or do I need some outside knowledge of the Inspector or some reference?? no specs necessary, just feeling a NEED to KNOW (and I've reached my 45 minute self-imposed time limit for working on this)... :(
[14] No outside knowledge needed.
[14] There have been several "Inspector Callahan" OWWs recently, all with similar solving methods. The first one was really hard. The second was easy for those who remembered the first. Now, I wouldn't be surprised if many jump to the solution method, and only really read the story afterwards. (I read it first, even though I knew I'd lose 20-30 points for doing so- came in 43rd anyway.)
Love it!
FUN! :D
more!!!
Nice!
"You solved this puzzle in 10 hours, 34 minutes and 34 seconds and were the 182nd Tanga member to solve it."
So, this required me to go back and look at a previous Inspector Callahan puzzle that had hints in order to solve this one. Without that other puzzle, I don't think I would have ever solved this one! Thanks, QurqirishDragon (and jebediehard).
[14] [15] [16] [21] Thanks! That helped me too. First one of these I've solved. Yay!
Previous cases:
http://www.tanga.com/puzzles/8244-9-16-2011
http://www.tanga.com/puzzles/8260-9-20-2011
How come I had no trouble solving the Callahan's previous puzzles, but I have no idea what to do with the clue here?
[24] I found the capitalized word was not the only important one.