There are riddles, and then there are riddles. Lateral-thinking puzzles fall into the latter category. Among the trickiest riddles out there, these brain games will give your noggin a serious workout.

If you have ever taken an IQ-type test, then you are familiar with “odd-one-out” puzzles. Most such puzzles present figures, images, or symbols in a sequence, with the goal being to spot the one item ...

Critical thinking is all about embracing clear, logical, and innovative thought to make wise choices! In our rapidly changing world, learning this skill helps people in so many ways. Whether you’re a ...

We’re on the road this week, sans computer. In place of the Sunday Puzzle column, I thought I’d turn you on to Futility Closet, and some lateral thinking puzzles recently featured on its podcast. What ...

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Or rather, more accurately, it requires outside the “pen” thinking — pigpen thinking, to be exact. This week’s puzzle is an exercise is practical pig ownership. It was submitted by reader Mary L., who ...

I have shared puzzles based on arithmetic in previous posts. They generated quite a bit of correspondence, acknowledging both their challenging nature and the possibility of different solutions to the ...