Which three-digit number, made of consecutive digits, like 567, is 2 less than a cube and 2 more than a square?

A word I know has six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remain. What is it?

I have a five and a three-gallon jar. Assuming there is an infinite supply of water, how can I measure one-gallon water?

This puzzle is for Harry Potter fans. Do you know why Tom Riddle is called Lord Voldemort?

What runs around the whole yard without moving?

A thief is convicted in Mexico. He gets the death penalty. The judge allows him to say the last sentence to determine how the penalty will be carried out. If the thief lies, he will be hanged, if he speaks the truth he will be beheaded. The thief tells the last sentence and to everybody's surprise some minutes later he is set free because the judge cannot determine his penalty. What did the thief say?

John speaks the truth only once a day in a week. Below are a few hints for you:

First: Days are Sunday, Monday and so on.
Second: One day he says, "I lie on Monday and Tuesday".
Third: On the next day, he says, "Today is either Thursday, Saturday or Sunday".
Fourth: On the next day, he says, "I lie on Wednesday and Friday".

Can you identify the day on which he speaks the truth?

There are nine letters in the below-given diagram. You have to form a nine-letter word using these letters.

What is red and smells like blue paint?

Can you find the key in the picture below?