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Each Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together. Leave your answer in the comment section.

I’ll approve responses later in the day to give people a chance to respond without seeing any spoilers.

This week’s brain teaser:  A crime has been committed and the only clue the police have is the person who committed the crime is named John Smith. When the police arrive where he’s rumored to be hiding they find a dentist, a firefighter, a mechanic, and a chemist. Without asking any questions, the police arrest the mechanic. Why?

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Each Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together. Leave your answer in the comment section.

I’ll approve responses later in the day to give people a chance to respond without seeing any spoilers.

This week’s brain teaser:

Paul’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

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Each Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together. Leave your answer in the comment section.

I’ll approve responses later in the day to give people a chance to respond without seeing any spoilers.

This week’s brain teaser: What has hands but cannot clap?

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Each Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together. Leave your answer in the comment section.

I’ll approve responses later in the day to give people a chance to respond without seeing any spoilers.

This week’s brain teaser: What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?

Like riddles? Check out past week’s brain teasers.

Each Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together. Leave your answer in the comment section.

I’ll approve responses later in the day to give people a chance to respond without seeing any spoilers.

This week’s brain teaser:  What goes on and on and has an “i” in the middle? Here’s a hint in case you’re struggling. It’s nothing to cry over.

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Each Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together. Leave your answer in the comment section.

This week’s riddle is a tough one but give it a try. The riddle was first shared on NPR’s Sunday Puzzle by David Edelheit of Oyster Bay, N.Y. I’ll approve responses later in the day to give people a chance to respond without seeing any spoilers.

This week’s brain teaser:  

Think of a pair of two-syllable words that are pronounced the same, except one is accented on the first syllable while the other is accented on the second. The word that’s accented on the first syllable is associated with confrontation, while the word that’s accented on the second syllable is associated with cooperation. What words are these?

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