Lol, impossible to do with out a guide. The people who wrote the guides must have figured them out by themselves, you know. If they could, why couldn't you? There was a time where online guides didn't exist and players either figured the puzzles by themselves or simply quit the game.
That's the charm of the Zelda games. The games makes you think, observe and figure out the riddles and puzzles by yourself. That's where the fun is.
(Seriously, what's with most people today and their aversion to thinking? Inside our heads exists something called brain. It has many purposes, one in particular...)