The descriptions of -- and solutions to -- the 2015 Post Hunt puzzles

Take a look at the five puzzles thousands of Post Hunters attempted to solve.1. LEFT-RIGHTThe moderator begins with a little oration. He says we have a big problem for which we need a solution, and to do that we have to start at the root, face the music and go forward from there. Then he introduces the two debaters and says, "Let's take our directions from them." He says they will now take questions in the appropriate order.