My suffix is used for cutting, My prefix is used for a house. One can use this to make music, Or use it with a mouse. What am I?

Mrs. Hudson had a rather large number of her extended family over for tea, and during this time a particularly mischievous great-nephew took the opportunity to wreak havoc in the kitchen. Seeing that the salt and sugar were kept in identical jars, he managed to find another identical jar in her...

My prefix is used in many sports. My infix is a short commanding officer. My suffix is my suffix. My whole is part of a badge. What am I?

Got a nice puzzle from my friend, when he was competing in IWYMIC/IMC 2011. Paint $21$ of the $49$ squares of a $7 \times 7$ board so that no four painted squares form the four corners of a rectangle. As an example, the left board here is a valid solution for $10$ painted squares, whereas the...

Cryptic crossword answer is ‘hold up’ but why? Not understanding where this answer is coming from in the clue. Synonyms for brewski? Work can be represented by ‘op’ Can’t see it!

I am creating a goofy sign for a pool using a vinyl letter set, which contains a limited alphabet of upper and lower case letters: AAABBBCCDDEEEFFGGHHIIIJJKKLLMMNNOOOPPQRRRSSSTTUUVVWWXXYYZZ aaabbccddeeeffgghhiiijjkklllmmnnnoooppqrrrsssttuuvvwwxxyyzz I have run out of 'e'; I am flexible on capi...

Another puzzle in the spirit of the Density™ puzzle. This one requires coordination plus some basic math. Enjoy! Final answer: (7)

Another Riley Riddle, with a small difference... My prefix can mean my whole My suffix is commodity control Find a room for urgent infix removal And a cheeky tipple is left for approval As for my whole, it is so often sought For its release and freedom of thought