Purim Puzzler posted for pre-Purim printing

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I have posted my Purim Puzzler even though Purim is not until Thursday night, so that anyone who wishes to print out copies to distribute in their communities (at shul or in their mishloach manot) has a chance to do so. Although the puzzles are copyrighted, I grant permission to distribute them as long as they remain unmodified, including with my URL and copyright notice.

The hints and answers won't be posted until Purim.

A superficial knowledge of the Purim story will be helpful for one puzzle, but other than that all the puzzles are accessible to a general audience.

Thanks to my testsolvers: jeffurrynpl, vettecat, abbasegal, squonk_npl, tinhorn2, and of course the always helpful and wonderful introverte

Enjoy!