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If \((G,f)\) is an \(n\)-ary group then for every \(x\in G\) there exists only one \(z\in G\) such that \(f(x,\dots,x,z)=x\). This element is called skew to \(x\) and is denoted by \(\overline x\). Let \(\overline x^0=x\) and let \(\overline x^{k+1}\) be the skew element to \(\overline x^{(k)}\), where \(k\geq 0\). In this paper the author treats some old unsolved problems connected to skew elements in \(n\)-ary groups as follows. Problem 1. Describe the class of \(n\)-ary groups for which \(h(x)=\overline x\) is an endomorphism. Problem 2. Describe the \(n\)-ary groups in which \(\overline x\neq\overline y\) for all \(x\neq y\). Problem 3. When \(h(x)=\overline x\) is an automorphism? Problem 4. Describe the class of \(n\)-ary groups in which \(h(x)= \overline x^{(k)}\) is an endomorphism (automorphism) etc. Problem 17. Find the connection between \(n\)-ary fuzzy subgroups of a given \(n\)-ary group and fuzzy subgroups of its binary retracts.