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Let's say that William's father was 60, his mother was 25, and his mother's father was 45. Because everyone has two grandfathers it is quite possible for for a maternal grandfather to be younger than one's father.

The plane was parked on the runway!

The 2 men were partners playing doubles!

They were the same man. Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) served 2 terms as president of the United States but the terms were not consecutive. He was president from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.

Conundrums

No man threw a punch because the boxing match was between two women boxers.

The boy was the woman's son and therefore he was her brother's nephew.

The boy suggested that the man could take one wheel nut of each of the other 3 wheels therefore having 3 nuts on each wheel which would be safe enough to get him to the nearest garage.

Puzzles

The postmark used at that time was black so it was difficult to tell whether the Penny Black stamp had been franked or not. This led to people re-using stamps. On the Penny Red stamp the black postmark was clearly visible.

I bet you can't wait until the next issue for more challenges!!