Puzzler Page – Issue 42

by Garrick Stubblefield

Hello everyone that is viewing this page. I started doing puzzles for about 6-7 months in The Buchanan Chronicle. Just remember that all these puzzles came from my head.

By the way if you’re interested in getting some books of puzzles to pass around for any occasion, feel free to give me a call any day out of the week. My number is 269-259-0547 (before 1:30pm). I’m selling my puzzle books as follows: 1 for $1.50, 3 for $4.00, 6 for $7.50, 12 for $10. A portion will go to the following 3 distributions: 40% will go to The Buchanan Chronicle, 40% will go to veterans of our local Buchanan community, and 20% to offset the supplies. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them. When I have yours done then I will meet you somewhere for delivery. Just be sure to call me and leave your name and phone number.

Thank you again for enjoying the puzzles and I will try my best to continue to make them.

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Puzzler Page

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PUZZLE 1 – REDUCING THE WORD

• 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:

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.

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PUZZLE 2 – KNOWING YOUR STATES AND CAPITALS

Riddles below are clues to State or Capital names.

• STATES:
  • This State has a Country Rock Band named after it.
• CAPITALS:
  • This Capital has many PALMS but no fingers.

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PUZZLE 3 – 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.

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1. CHANGE THE 7 TO A 9;
2. CHANGE THE 5 TO A 1;
3. CHANGE THE 3 TO A 1;
4. THE FINAL 3 DIGIT CODE IS: EMERGENCY.

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PUZZLE 4 – WORDS IN A QUOTE

• INSTRUCTIONS:
  • See if you can find the 4-letter words I found:
    • 3-4 you’re doing good
    • 5-6 catching up to me
    • 7-more fantastic
• Quote:
  • ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE

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PUZZLE 5 – WORD WITHIN A QUOTE WITH CLUES

• Quote:
  • IS IT TIME TO OPEN THE PRESENTS

1. Not closed, but ____.
2. Something you see on a Christmas Tree.
3. When you take a nap, you’re at ____.
4. Pro-football has a _____time for viewers to watch them play.
5. Cruise ships have many different _____ where they dock.

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PUZZLE 6 – BOXGRAM

• Fill the shaded boxes to complete all the answers that go with the clue.
  • Clue: TYPES OF FOOD AT CHRISTMAS TIME
    • We’ve given you the beginning letters of each answer.

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