approach can lead us away from the actual clue.
Many riddles rely on one of several techniques:
Hidden words: The answer appears within a sentence or phrase.
Homophones: Two words or phrases sound alike but have different meanings.
Double meanings: A word can be interpreted in more than one way.
Misleading details: The story encourages you to focus on information that isn’t essential to the solution.
The London Bridge riddle uses sound-based wordplay. Once
you stop treating every detail as part of a literal scene, the answer becomes much more
