Find the next number in the sequence

1, 2, 6, 21, 88, __?

The first person saw the bridge step on it and crossed,
the second person saw the bridge did not step on it but crossed,
the third person did not see the bridge did not step on it but crossed.
Who are these people?

Can you decipher the following common phrase?

T M C
A U O
H S M
W T E

I know a nine-letter word having only one vowel.
Do you ?

A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

Railroad Crossing, look out for the cars. Can you spell that, without any R's ?

When I get multiplied by any number, the sum of the figures in the product is always me. What am I?

You are a thief and you are being punished for your crime. People have tied your head down on a tree with a rope that has been anchored in the ground. A candle is burning below the rope which is slowly burning it away. Just below your head, a Lion has been left loose and is waiting for you to drop down on the ground so he can have you as his lunch.

You have to survive the scenario. How will you do it?

I am dry when I go inside, but wet when I am pulled outside.
The longer I am inside, the stronger I get
When I am completely out, I am wet and I literally sag
Who am I?

Which English verb becomes past tense just by rearranging the letters?