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* '''Enforced:''' The producer of a mystery story is also a history buff or just ''really'' likes the phrase and wants the work's creators to use it.
* '''Discussed:'''
{{quote| '''Alice:''' You're in over your head, Bob. This case is too big for you to solve.<br />
'''Bob:''' Oh really, is this supposed to be like one of those '''riddles wrapped in mysteries inside enigmas'?''<br />
'''Alice:''' In a word, yes. }}
* '''Conversed:'''
{{quote| '''Alice:''' Next, [[Adam West]] is going to say that [[Batman (TV series)|The Riddler]] has left him and Robin "another one of his criminal conundrums... wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."<br />
'''Bob:''' Yeah, he ''would'' totally say that! }}
* '''Lampshaded:'''
{{quote| '''Alice:''' It's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.<br />
'''Bob:''' Ha, a [[Winston Churchill]] quote reference. Nice! }}
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