Puzzles Answers

INDEX

Car Accident
Man in Black
Manhole Cover
Punch
Glass of Water
Old SMS
The Recluse
The Murderer
Glasses
Eggs in a Basket

TEXTS

Car Accident

1) The surgeon was his mother.

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Man in Black

2) It was day time.

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Manhole Cover

3) A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole.
A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety and practicality, all manhole covers should be round.

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Punch

4) The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen.
Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.

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Glass of Water

5) The man had hiccups.
The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock.
It worked and cured the hiccups-so the man no longer needed the water.

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Old Short Messages

6) Too wise you are too wise you be
I see you are too wise for me

7) If the grate be empty put coal on
If the grate be full stop putting coal on
Don't put coal on over a high fender
You'd be an ass to risk it

The first two lines I knew from childhood in UK
The last two I found recently - obviously US origin

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The Recluse

8) He was a light house keeper.

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The Murderer

9) He was the only man, all the others were women.

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Glasses

10) Take the second glass from the left, pour its contents into the fifth glass from the left, then return it to its original position.

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Eggs in a Basket

11) One person took the basket with the last egg in it.

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Updated 15 January 2004