What does this rebus riddle means ?

In which direction should the missing arrow point?

Begin with a word, five letters to my name,
Remove the first and last but I am the same
Take out my middle and still, I remain.
What word am I?

On my way to St. Ives I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, wives. How many were going to St. Ives?

I am a type of room you cannot enter or leave. Raised from the ground below, I could be poisonous or a delicious treat. What am I?

Can you place six X (crosses) in below board without making three in a row in any way ?

What runs around the whole yard without moving?

One is to three as three is to five and five is to four and four is the magic number.
What is the pattern?

You have to fill the below given grid in a manner that every row and column contains the digits 1 to 6. Also, make sure that the squares that are connected with each other must contains the same digit.

I am looking for a word that change both gender and number when i add the letter 'S'.

What Word am I Looking For ?