Solve a mystery from the clues, or take on brain teasers that have been catching people out for over a hundred years. Every answer is worked through, so you can check your thinking.
Mystery · 15 minutesCase File 1: The Missing Prize PumpkinA 412-pound pumpkin vanishes from a locked barn the night before judging. Read the file and work out who moved her, how and why.
Classic puzzles · easy to hardSix Classic Brain Teasers from 1917, with AnswersA family party of seven that sounds like twenty-three, a car trip with a trap in it, and a chase that takes some working out. Six puzzles, easy to hard.
Classic puzzles · familiesSix Classic Family and Age Puzzles, with AnswersA man who is three relations at once, twins who upset a will, and a girl waiting for a bicycle. Six puzzles about families and ages, easy to hard.
Classic puzzles · journeysSix Classic Journey and Clock Puzzles, with AnswersA knight who must not be late, a boat that takes one grown-up at a time, and three clocks that take two years to agree. Six puzzles, easy to hard.
Classic puzzles · numbersSix Classic Number Puzzles, with AnswersFive bundles of hay weighed two at a time, a printer's lucky mistake, and nine sums hidden in the digits 1 to 9. Six number puzzles, easy to hard.
Classic puzzles · logicSix Classic Trick Questions and Logic Puzzles, with AnswersA bookworm that bores less than you think, a race where every car is in front, and a man who will only tell you the day in riddles. Six puzzles, easy to hard.