Riddles

2. I’m a useful, white tool. When I’m damaged, I get removed or repaired.
3. I can never be thrown but can always be caught. Ways to lose me are always sought.
5. I’m white when dirty and black when clean.
6. I have branches but no fruit, trunk or leaves.
7. I’m a planet and can measure heat.
10. I help you from your head to your toe. The more I work, the smaller I grow.
11. I have a head and a tail that will never meet. Having too many of me is always a treat.
13. The more you take away, the more I become.
15. I have eyes but cannot see. I live in darkness until you need me.
16. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old.
17. I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, cities with no buildings.

1. The more you take, the more you leave behind.
3. I have many teeth but cannot bite. I’m often used early but rarely at night.
4. You go at red but stop at green.
6. I’m lighter than a feather, but no person can hold me for long.
8. I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but have no eyes. Darkness follows me.
9. I have a bed but don’t sleep, a mouth but don’t speak.
11. I’m bought by the yard, but worn by the foot.
12. I have two hands but cannot scratch myself.
14. I travel all around the world without leaving my corner.