Some guesses:

1. hearth

2. heir

3. ribbit

4. twin

5. needles

haven't looked at the rest

First this is weird; why would the Swindlecant get in? It's also old. To determine who is and who isn't telling the truth, it merely requires conditional to offset the lie, such as . . .

"If I asked you if you were a Swindlecant, would you say yes?" Swindlecant would say yes (a lie) and Honestant would say no (truth).

Correct answer:

1. Issac, Enid, and son Jules are the Archways

2. Grover, Fern and son Kurt are the Crawfords

3. Harris, Debra, and daughter Lila are Backsters

one possible way:

If more than three shots fired and cigarette involved, cigarette filter removed and bullet implanted and lodged at end of bolt. Cigarette burns down, fires bullet, blast shoots bolt shut.

These are good riddles for yes-no responses. As is, vague, not clearly stated with enough specifics. I'm assuming there is only one way to get into and out of the room . . . the door, correct? Considering the Police had to force it open and so was locked from the inside, don't you mean "how was the murderer able to bolt the door from the outside after leaving?" Otherwise, there is no reason why he couldn't have just walked out.

What kind of bolt . . . metal latch? Knob turn? Drop bar?

Is the ash on the inside or outside of the doorway?

If you need at least one of each book, then nine books total

This logarithm was created by a grade nine student who was not doing well in maths. It stumped the teacher, it stumped me, and it has stumped everyone I have shared it with. WILL IT STUMP YOU?

1 11 21 1211 111221 ?????? ..........

Care to try ?

Easy . . . each group is a numerical tally of the preceeding one (Ex: third group describes second as two ones)

Answer is 312211

Cheers

Franklin Pierce

[Ball in a Hole]

Too easy. Flood the pipe. Ping pong balls float. Duh.

[Bulbs]

Simple. Turn on one switch. Enter bulb room and verify which bulb. Unscrew another bulb. Return to switch room and hit another. Result will indicate which bulb for that switch.

Thanks