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.
- THIS ISSUE Puzzles:
- 6 Letter –
- BRAINS
- 5 Letter –
- MATES
- 4 Letter –
- KIND
- 3 Letter –
- KID
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:
- This State is home to the famous Space Needle.
- This State has a person hiding from Law Enforcement.
- CAPITALS:
- This Capital has a Roman Empress’ name.
- This Capital has a famous Rock Star, Rick ____________.
PUZZLE 3 – FINDING A WORD WITHIN A WORD
- Instructions:
- Search the given word to find a new word for each clue below.
NEW YEARS DAY
- Female Sheep.
- Not OLD but ___.
- How you may like your STEAK done.
- You may do this when a CONTRACT ends.
- The United States has encountered many of THESE in its history.
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.
532
- CHANGE THE THIRD DIGIT TO A 1;
- MAKE THE FIRST DIGIT A 9;
- TAKE THE SECOND DIGIT AND MAKE IT A 1;
- IF DONE CORRECTLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE A PHONE CALL FOR HELP.
PUZZLE 5 – SCRAMBLES
- Instructions:
- This game’s objective is to scramble the letters to form a new word. Some words may have at least 1 or at most 10. I’ll specify how many you’re looking for and how many letters long. Let’s see how you do.
- Example:
- TABLE – find 2 words of 5-letters each
- BLEAT
- BLATE
- TABLE – find 2 words of 5-letters each
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