Can You Solve These Fun Lateral Thinking Puzzles Without Peeking at the Answers?

For example:

1. man
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board

Ans. = man overboard

Now try and solve the rest without looking at the answers first.

2. stand
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i

Ans. = I understand

Ok?... get the drift? Let's try a few now & see how you fare.

3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/

Ans. = reading between the lines

4. r
road
a
d

Ans. = crossroad

5. cycle
cycle
cycle

Ans. = tricycle

6. t
o
w
n

Ans. = downtown

7. le /
/ vel
/

Ans. = split level

8. 0
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M.D.
Ph.D.

Ans. = two degrees below zero

9. knee
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light

Ans. = neon light (knee-on-light)

10. ii ii
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O O

Ans. = circles under the eyes

11. dice
dice

Ans. = paradise

12. t
o
u
c
h

Ans. = touchdown

13. ground
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feet
feet
feet
feet
feet
feet

Ans. = six feet underground

14. he's / himself

Ans. = he's by himself

15. ecnalg

Ans. = backward glance

16. death / life

Ans. = life after death

17. THINK

Ans. = think big!!

And the last one is fun...

18. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb...

Ans. = long time no 'c' (see)

With love and care,

Hi Reena,

This article is to explore the concept of lateral thinking, which is often needed to solve some occurring problems. It is more than just a puzzle, as depicted below:

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These points must be addressed by four statements. The four statements should encompass all these points. How can we achieve that?

Hi Sree,

Nice puzzles. Shouldn't have given the answers at first, but it was fun. Post more stuff like this. Is Niveditha's answer right? It does seem right.

Try these puzzles.

1) Pandora, Harry, Alec, Gemima, and Geoffrey are animals in a zoo. The other day, one of them ate an animal called Tabitha. Who ate her, and what type of animal was it?

2) All except for one of the first four words are repeated in this well-known phrase. What is the phrase?

3) Ricky loses a leg and becomes choosy. Why?

Hi, I don't know the first one; I'm still figuring it out. The second one is "all for one." The third is to erase a stroke from Ricky that will make him picky (choosy). I hope the last two are correct; I'll try the first one though!

Hi Nivedhitha,

Pandora, Harry, Alec, Gemima, and Geoffrey are animals in a zoo. The other day, one of them ate an animal called Tabitha. Who ate her, and what type of animal was it?

Answer 1: Alec ate her (an alligator).

Hey, it is a puzzle. You just need to find the name of the animal. So, if we use the name Alec, it gives us the name of the animal Alec ate, which is an alligator. Therefore, we can simply forget the others and let Alec enjoy his meal.

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

Will answer on Sunday, keep guessing.

Hi Sunayna,

Is the answer the 3rd one, i.e., lions? Maybe because how can the lions live without eating for 3 years. So, they must be dead. That is the safest room.

Reena

Wow!
Reena, you are a genius. You are right. I hope you post some nice ones too. Let's see you solve this one... others can try too.

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!

And whenever I get time to come online next :)

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I have corrected the spelling, grammar, and formatting of your message to make it more clear and structured. Let me know if you need any further assistance.

I hope this will work.

Step by Step:

1. Draw a straight line vertically from the extreme right bottom line dot and extend it a little more than the top line.

2. Bring it diagonally down touching the second dot of the top line and the extreme left dot of the middle line, bringing it further down till the bottom line in a slightly left direction. (Do not try to touch the extreme left dot of the bottom line with the same line.)

3. Continue dragging the same line toward the right direction, touching the first and second dot of the bottom line.

4. Stop that line at the extreme right bottom line dot and then drag the same line in a diagonal position, touching the middle line middle dot and further extending to the extreme left dot of the top line.

Hope it solves.

Regards,

Dear Sunanya,

In your Unusual Paragraph... The "E" letter is not being used anywhere, not even once.

Hoping to be right!!!

Regards,
Shubhda

Dear Afzal,

I tried, but could only answer the second one. The answer is "All for one and one for All." Can you tell me the other two?

Although I know the first one, I'm not really sure. In fact, to be honest, one of my colleagues had answered the first one... Is the answer "Alec"?

Regards,
Shubhda