Puzzler Page – Issue 45

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Puzzler Page – Issue 45

by Garrick Stubblefield

Hello all and Happy New Year. I hope you all had fun last year with the puzzles I did for you and the chronicle. It has been a very good experience for me to do them because if you remember that all these puzzles are coming from my head. I’m excited to introduce you to a couple of new ones. I will continue to put you in the thinking mode. If you’re interested in getting a whole series of them please contact me by phone and leave a message. My number is 269-256-0547. My proceeds go as follows: 40% goes to the chronicle 40% goes to our local veterans and 20% goes to offset the supply cost. 1-$1.50 / 3-$4 / 6-$7.50 / 12-$10. Also if you can text me at this number and give me your feedback. I will continue to make these puzzles for you to enjoy. Thank you for the support.

Puzzler Page

PUZZLE 1 – REDUCING THE WORD
  • 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.
  • Words:
  • 6 Letter –
    • TRAINS
  • 5 Letter –
    • CRANE
  • 4 Letter –
    • PART
  • 3 Letter –
    • PAL

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. One possible set of answers is on Page 2 – Puzzles Answer Page.

PUZZLE 2 – KNOWING YOUR STATES AND CAPITALS
  • Instructions:
    • Riddles below are clues to State or Capital names.
  • Clues:
    • STATES:
      • These two (2) States are like women yet unwed: ________ & ___________
    • CAPITALS:
      • This Capital is known for a “Late Night Talk Show Host”: ______ ____
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.
  • Code:

215

  1. CHANGE THE 2 TO A 7;
  2. CHANGE THE 1 TO A 0;
  3. CHANGE THE 7 TO A 4;
  4. THE FINAL 3 DIGIT CODE IS: The Date we celebrate American Independence.
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:
    • GROUNDHOG DAY

3-Letter Words:

PUZZLE 5 – WORD WITHIN A QUOTE OR MOVIE TITLE WITH CLUES
  • Quote:
    • HOME ALONE
  • Clues:
  1. The _ _ _ _ Ranger.
  2. There is a number in the movie title: _ _ _ .
  3. _ _ _ _ Vera.
  4. You get THIS at Dinner Time: _ _ _ _ .
  5. Not a Female, but a _ _ _ _ .
PUZZLE 6 – ANAGRAM WORDS
  • Instructions:
    • Simply rearrange the provided word to make another word.
      • Examples: car ~ arc, rate ~ tear
  • Clues:
    • RUN ~ _ _ _
    • NEAR ~ _ _ _ _
    • CREAM ~ _ _ _ _ _
    • SCREAM ~ _ _ _ _ _ _
    • REPORTS ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PUZZLE 7 – ANIMAL COLLECTIONS
  • Instructions:
    • Do you know the collective noun for each animal when its in a group?
      • Examples: PRIDE of lions, GAGGLE of geese
  • Clues:
    • SLEUTH or SLOTH of BEARS
    • CARAVAN or TRAIN of CAMELS
PUZZLE 8 – BOXGRAM
  • Instructions:
    • Fill the shaded boxes to complete all the answers that go with the clue.
    • We’ve given you the beginning letters of each answer.
  • Clue: THINGS YOU SEE ON A PIZZA. (find 8 words)
Boxgram Puzzle – Issue 44

Thank you for playing along with our puzzles in this issue!

Follow to Page 2 next for all the Answers!

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