Test your problem-solving skills with these 62 lateral thinking puzzles. They’ll challenge you to think out of the box to ...

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.

WHEN solving problems in the real world, it is rare that the solution is purely mathematical, but maths is often a key ingredient. The puzzle we set a few weeks ago (New Scientist, 30 September, p 45) ...

Puzzles are experiments in complex and varied thinking, providing satisfaction and enjoyment in their own peculiar ways. Henry E. Dudeney, one of the greatest puzzle-makers of all time, put it as ...