RIDDLE OF THE DAY - DAILY RIDDLE

Answer: A Mailbox. A “mailbox” has “letters,” but they’re mail, not alphabet characters. It also has a “flag,” the small lever you raise to signal outgoing mail, even though it isn’t a pole with a flag. So both clues fit a mailbox through wordplay.

Answer: An alarm clock. “It keeps something that cannot be kept”: Time can’t be held; a clock only measures it as it slips by. “And wakes you when you have slept”: The alarm rings to wake you. “It may go slow or stop at times”: Clocks can run slow or stop (dead battery, mechanical hiccup). “But even then it chimes”: Many clocks still chime or ring on the hour/alarm, even if their timekeeping isn’t perfect. 

Answer: Library. "I hold countless voices that never speak": This refers to the vast number of books in a library. Each book contains the "voice" (ideas, stories, knowledge) of its author, but the physical book itself is silent. "countless journeys that never move": Books describe "journeys" (adventures, travelogues, fictional quests), but the books remain stationary on the shelves. The reader takes the journey through their imagination. "and ask for quiet to share them all": Libraries traditionally require a quiet atmosphere so that patrons can read, study, and focus on the material within the books without distraction.

Answer: A riddle.

Answer: The Letter C. The letter "C" sounds like the word "sea". The sea is a large body of salt water.  The riddle relies on a play on words (a pun) where the name of the letter "C" is phonetically identical to the English word "sea".

Answer: A hummingbird.

Answer: Your hands.

Answer: A fountain.

Answer: A rainbow.

Answer: Sharing.