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

Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why?
CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS

Shyla was sleeping in her apartment when suddenly a robber broke into her house. He asked her to stay quiet and started looting the cash and jewelry. Suddenly the landline phone started ringing. The robber pointed a gun at Shyla and asked her to pick up and talk without giving away the situation.

She picked up the phone and it happened to be her husband. She spoke, Is it an emergency darling? Do give me a call when your flight lands, I will prepare your favorite food that will help you relieve the stress. Then she hanged up.

10 minutes after, the police arrive at the scene and catch the robber. How did the police know about the robbery?

Count the number of squares in the picture below.

The Judge knows that Alamgir was killed by his girlfriend Jasline, but the judge is unsure whether to punish her. Why?

In the city of Brain Teasers, 5% of people do not list their phone numbers. Now if we select random 100 people from the phone directory, then how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers?

In particular commonwealth games, a female participant won silver and gold medals for a single event.

How can this be possible?

Decode the below four famous ciphers:

8P of the SS
1M of the E
1S of the SS
60M in 1H

What is the fewest number of coins that would be required in order to make sure each and every coin touches exactly three other coins?

Can you name an animal whose killing cannot be performed without spilling your own blood?