Riddle

A network security worker needs the new password. His boss says it has the same number of letters as the old one but no spaces. "The old password is out of date." What are they?

Choose an answer

A.The letter "A"
B.The letter "M"
C.The letter "P"
D."out of date", "different."
Hint: It's a 4-word phrase with 18 letters, starting with """.

Answer

"out of date", "different."

Why this is the answer

This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.

This riddle is filed under Expert Riddles for Adults and rated Hard.