Decode below three cipher riddles:

26 L of the A
7 D of the W
1000 Y in a M

John said, "If yesterday was tomorrow, today would be Friday."

When did John make this statement?

I am quite hot but become too cold if you remove the first two letters. What am I?

You are given 16 witch hats. The hats are divided in four different colours – red, blue, green and yellow. Every colour has been assigned to four hats. Now each of the hat will be glued with a label of an arithmetic sign – ‘+’, ‘-‘, ‘x’ or ‘/’. But you can label one sign only once on one colour. In such an arrangement, the hats can be uniquely defined by its colour and symbol.

Can you arrange all the 16 hats in a 4x4 grid in a fashion that no two rows and columns have a repetition of colour or sign?
We have arranged four hats in the below picture to assist you.

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Which fur should we be getting from the Lion?

Solve below rebus puzzle?

John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?

Replace the question mark with the number below given a simple math problem.

As shown in the picture below, we can see a boy hanging on the tree branch to save his life. There are various ways in which he can die like1. A snake hanging toward the right waiting to bite the boy.2. A roaring Lion near the tree.3. Two crocodiles are ready to attack if the boy reaches near water. The tree is chopped to some extent, so can fall as if he moves a lot. Can you give this boy an escape plan?