We all have a problem-solving toolkit in our heads. But sometimes, you may come across a brain teaser that stumps you. In this case, it helps to look at it from a different angle instead of going ...

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 ...

This brainteaser is designed to assess your deduction skills. Brain teasers like this one are detective or situation-based ...

If you have not come across the following puzzle, it might strike you as illogical or senseless: A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender reaches under the counter, takes ...

Today’s puzzle is credited to Michael Rabin, the legendary computer scientist, who in the late 1980s posted it to an electronic bulletin board at Carnegie Mellon University. It has recently been ...

Because of his disability, a man is unwilling to work for a particular employer, even though the employer is reasonable and accommodating. How come? This is a lateral-thinking puzzle. Such puzzles ...

On-Air Challenge: Today's challenges are from an old English book called Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Hannah Robson and Nick Hoare. They all have a drinking theme, and they'll test your wits. Last Week ...