The phrase "an often puzzling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that frequently causes confusion or is difficult to understand.
Example: "The novel presents an often puzzling narrative that challenges readers to think critically about its themes."
Alternatives: "a frequently confusing" or "a regularly perplexing".
The issue turns on the "unconstitutional conditions" doctrine, an often puzzling area of Supreme Court jurisprudence.
This affinity for the mystical was evident to Scholem, who described Benjamin's work as "an often puzzling juxtaposition of the two modes of thought, the metaphysical-theological and the materialistic," but it is not easy for modern readers to embrace.
7 30 and 9 30 p.m., Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 576-2232; cover, $20. (Chinen) * ANTHONY BRAXTON 12+1 TET) (Tonight through Sunday night) Mr. Braxton, the saxophonist and composer, is a monumental but often puzzling figure in the avant-garde; yet his influence has resonated clearly with a bright new generation of players, a dozen of whom will perform his music here.
When she does complete a set, she is often puzzling — refashioning her songs until they are nearly unrecognizable, for instance.
As often as not -- not least of all because he doesn't like to practice -- he delivers a stumbling, disjointed, and often puzzling performance.
Essentially it is a catalog of styles depicting the odd and often puzzling behaviors found within a town seemingly ruled by an anti-logic somewhere between Kafka's impossible dilemmas and Borges's theoretical puzzle games.
IN an effort to standardize the often puzzling formulas used to gauge the effectiveness of Internet marketing, a trade group will release a set of guidelines today for measuring online advertising campaigns.
Despite a fantastic premise and a stellar lineup of artists, however, "Starburst" is often puzzling and frustrating.
Understanding these results, often puzzling and counter-intuitive, is a major challenge for MHD theories of astrophysical plasma.
With most of his grand symphonic essays, spacious choral works and intimately scaled art songs available on disc, listeners today have an opportunity to take the full measure of this complex and often puzzling composer.
The often puzzling actions of the players — flutists whispering into mouthpieces, a cellist tapping with both hands on the fingerboard as if playing a recorder — appeared like a secret choreography designed to bring forth the voices of the dead filtered through the crackle of old phonographs.
