head-scratcher

• “However, she does promise a new head-scratcher that sounds just as juicy to hold us over until the second season.”

  More Secrets of the Pretty Little Liars Revealed

• “Sometimes the unexpected loss stands alone as a solitary head-scratcher.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Giants Just Never Seem to Learn

• “Dave Tollefson, playing in Tuck's stead, said the whole game was a head-scratcher.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Giants Look Incomplete in Defeat

• “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.”

  The Wall Street Journal: A Home for Art That's Outside the Box

• “But controls present a head-scratcher for foreign investors.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Brazil Flirts With Danger

• “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?”

  Forbes: Big Stimulus For Small Business

• “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

• “That's why the whole 3-4 thing last season was such a head-scratcher.”

  The Washington Post: Given the Redskins' needs, drafting a quarterback would be indefensible

• “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

• “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?

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