ANSWERS

1 Friday was the camel’s name. 2 House numbers. 3 The bicycle was aboard the train. 4 John is a baby. 5 Bobby is a dog and John, his master, had called him with a dog whistle, inaudible to the human ear.

6 Jonathan had actually lapped the Nigerian runner who, when he crossed the line, still had a lap to go.

7 The plane had landed at the airport but had not yet arrived at the terminal itself. 8 Suicide. 9 The car is a convertible. He was shot when the top was down. 10 The parrot was deaf. HOW DID YOU FARE? 0-3: You like things black and white. But that’s good because as The X Files taught us, every lateralthinking Mulder needs a Scully.

4-6: You are quite comfortable thinking inside and outside the box.

7-10: Clearly nothing gets past you. Your lateral thinking makes Sherlock Holmes look elementary.