Puzzler Page – Issue 09

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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.

Puzzler Page

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:
  • 6 Letter –
    • STREAM
    • SMART
    • MART
    • ART
    • AT
    • A
  • 5 Letter –
    • BRAIN
    • RAIN
    • AIR
    • AR
    • A
  • 4 Letter –
    • BARE
    • BAR
    • AB
    • A
  • 3 Letter –
    • TEA
    • AT
    • A
  • THIS ISSUE Puzzles:
  • 6 Letter –
    • STRIPE
  • 5 Letter –
    • TAKEN
  • 4 Letter –
    • NEAT
  • 3 Letter –
    • ART

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.

PUZZLE 2 – KNOWING YOUR STATES AND CAPITALS

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

  • STATES:
    1. These States have a SWEETNESS to singer Neil Diamond.
    2. This State has a metal to make STEEL.
  • CAPITALS:
    1. This Capital may be a priest of a CHURCH.
    2. This Capital is NOT the host of the PGA Masters Tournament.
PUZZLE 3 – FINDING A WORD WITHIN A WORD
  • Instructions:
    • Search the given word to find a new word for each clue below.

BACKSTOP

  1. On your body, not your FRONT but your _____.
  2. When driving a car, you may need to do THIS at a light.
  3. When you were young, you did THIS to blocks.
  4. Mom always did THIS to your lunch before school.
  5. Any body of water has land as its _____.
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.

412

  1. TAKE THE TWO EVEN NUMBERS, ADD THEM TOGETHER, AND MAKE THAT THE MIDDLE DIGIT;
  2. then, TAKE THE 2 AND CHANGE IT TO A 3;
  3. then, TAKE THE 4 AND MAKE IT A 1;
  4. last, TAKE THE TWO OUTSIDE NUMBERS, ADD THEM TOGETHER, AND PUT IT IN THE THIRD DIGIT PLACE;
  5. WHAT IS THE FINAL 3 DIGIT NUMBER?

*Check your answers by finding them throughout this issue. Read each article to find all the answers.*

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