Puzzler Page – Issue 08

by Garrick Stubblefield

Hi all, my name is Garrick Stubblefield and I live here in Buchanan. I joined the military right out of school. Recently, I was asked to join The Buchanan Chronicle by sports writer Nik Sanchez. I will be doing an array of, not only puzzles, but I will be doing sports and other articles. My objective is doing puzzles for your entertainment. Bear in mind that these puzzles have come from my head and not from any ol’ newspaper, magazine, or book. I hope you love them and give me feedback as they come out.

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Puzzler Page

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PUZZLE 1 – REDUCING A LETTER

• Puzzle Instructions:
  • You’ll be given a 3, 4, 5, or 6 letter word.
  • The object of the puzzle is to remove one letter each step, making a new word each time.
  • After a letter is removed you cannot reuse it.
  • Abbreviations do count. As in the English dictionary, there are 2 letter words that count, such as PI, AR, KA, KI, ER; however acronyms do not count.
  • You may rearrange the letters each step to create your new word.

• Example Puzzles:

• THIS ISSUE Puzzles:

As this puzzle could have many answers, you can email your possible answers to Garrick at garrickstubblefield@gmail.com. He will check and respond as quickly as he can. Some possible solutions are in our PUZZLE ANSWERS Section.

*(Answers in our PUZZLE ANSWERS Post)*

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PUZZLE 2 – KNOWING YOUR STATES AND CAPITALS

Riddles below are clues to State names and State Capital names.

• STATES:
  1. This State can do THIS to your clothes, but can’t DRY them.
  2. This State can lend you a MITTEN in the winter if you need one.
• CAPITALS:
  1. This Capital is famous for its OMELETTES.
  2. This Capital is “on” the PENNY.

*(Answers in our PUZZLE ANSWERS Post)*

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PUZZLE 3 – FINDING A WORD WITHIN A WORD

• Instructions:
  • Search the given word to find a new word for each clue below.

FAIRGROUNDS

1. YOU’RE ALWAYS WALKING ON THIS.
2. YOU MIGHT HAVE DISCOVERED SOMETHING.
3. YOU GO TO THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR.
4. A CIRCLE IS CONSIDERED THIS.
5. THIS CITY IS IN THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.

*(Answers in our PUZZLE ANSWERS Post)*

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PUZZLE 4 – CRACK THE CODE

• Instructions:
  • Beginning with a given three digit number, you will follow along each step and end with a different three digit number as your answer.

382

1. CHANGE THE FIRST EVEN NUMBER TO A 2;
2. then, TAKE THE SECOND 2 AND CHANGE IT TO A 7;
3. then, ADD THE FIRST TWO DIGITS TOGETHER AND MAKE THAT YOUR FIRST DIGIT;
4. last, IF THE SECOND DIGIT IS EVEN, CHANGE TO A 1, IF IT IS ODD LEAVE IT ALONE;
5. WHAT IS THE FINAL 3 DIGIT NUMBER?

*(Answer in our PUZZLE ANSWERS Post)*

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*Check your answers in our Puzzle Answers post next Friday, July 23.*