baffled

The S-shaped copper sculpture has baffled cryptography enthusiasts since its 1990 installation on the grounds of the CIA headquarters in Virginia, with three of its four messages deciphered so far.

"If we have this conversation in five years I'd be baffled if there wasn't a consensus that these are the two best footballers we've ever had."

But I can't express strongly enough how baffled some in government still are.

At the same time, half of those diagnosed with lung cancer would never meet the strict screening criteria, and health professionals have been particularly baffled by the incidence rates among younger women who never smoked.

But Williams said she "didn't like" the comments on Hampton and is "baffled" by Earps' decision to speak out publicly about their relationship.