Thank you for visiting my puzzles site. The puzzles on view here are entirely my own invention and have been selected from my column in The Daily Telegraph (UK) and from my various puzzle books. Here you will find liar problems, logic teasers, number conundrums, matchstick puzzles, lateral mind-benders, in fact, there's something for everyone here! And for puzzlers with Mensa IQs the advanced puzzles should provide a real challenge. If you get stuck, you can look at the hint, and if you're really stuck, a full solution is provided. To add to your enjoyment, I have drawn cartoons to illustrate some of the teasers.

You will also find other interesting items here, such as links to other puzzles sites and recreational mathematics articles including one on Sam Loyd from my book Puzzles for Pleasure. Don't forget, if you feel like contacting me at my e-mail address, I should be delighted to hear from you. I hope you enjoy my puzzling world and I wish you many hours of pleasurable thinking!

  Barry R. Clarke (photo by Trish Butler)

What's the scariest position in a soccer team? ... The ghoulkeeper!
What has a big stomach and lives in the Himalayas? ... Abdominal Snowman!