The mystery of Clementoni Toys' missing puzzle pieces

“We are not allowed to divulge information about our production process”, the company told a frustrated puzzle enthusiast. David Farrier investigates this utterly pointless mystery.

To be totally upfront: I hate puzzles. But my friends love them. Rose can’t stop doing them. I guess I’m just more of a LEGO guy.

Since we’ve all been in various states of lockdown thanks to Covid-19, I’ve noticed even more puzzle action going on. Which reminded me of a story I wrote - and never published - about Clementoni Puzzles.

It’s a mystery about…