John’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?

Decode below three cipher riddles:

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

You measure my life in hours
I serve you by expiring
I vanish faster when I am thin
and slower when I am thick
The wind is my energy
What am I?

What occurs twice in a week, once in a year but never in a day?

What is greater than gold but cannot be bought. it can never be sold and can earn if its sought. though it can be broken, it can still be fixed. for by birth it can't start nor by death it is ended.what am i?

Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?

I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?

My first is in chocolate but not in ham. My second is in cake and also in jam. My third at tea time is easily found. Altogether, this is a friend who is often around. What is it?

Spelt forwards I’m what you do every day, spelled backwards I’m something you hate. What am I?