Puzzler Page – Issue 47

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Puzzler Page – Issue 47

by Garrick Stubblefield

Hello all and I hope you all have been having fun with the puzzles I’ve been doing for you and the chronicle. It has been a very good experience for me to do them because if you remember 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 –
    • CRATER
  • 5 Letter –
    • DRIVE
  • 4 Letter –
    • WARD
  • 3 Letter –
    • DAM

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 – 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:

303

  1. CHANGE THE FIRST 3 TO A 1;
  2. FLIP THE MIDDLE DIGIT UPSIDE DOWN;
  3. CHANGE THE SECOND 3 TO A 1;
  4. THE FINAL 3 DIGIT CODE IS: Many calendars use this DATE to start the year.
PUZZLE 3 – WORDS IN A QUOTE
  • Instructions:
    • See if you can find the 5-, 4-, & 3-letter words I found:
      • 3-4 you’re doing good
      • 5-6 catching up to me
      • 7-more fantastic
  • Quote:
    • LADY AND THE TRAMP

5-Letter Words:

4-Letter Words:

3-Letter Words:

PUZZLE 4 – WORD WITHIN A QUOTE OR MOVIE TITLE WITH CLUES
  • Quote:
    • ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND
  • There are 2 numbers in the quote: _ _ _ & _ _ _ _.
  • In the Bible, David defeated the _ _ _ _ _.
  • Frogs and toads love to _ _ _ _ from lily pad to lily pad.
  • The three main utensils for eating food: _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _.
  • Tattoo’s famous phrase on Fantasy Island: _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
PUZZLE 5 – ANAGRAM WORDS
  • Instructions:
    • Simply rearrange the provided word to make another word.
      • Examples: car ~ arc, rate ~ tear
  • Clues:
    • POP ~ _ _ _
    • DRAW ~ _ _ _ _
    • MATES ~ _ _ _ _ _
    • STABLE ~ _ _ _ _ _ _
    • CRASHES ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PUZZLE 6 – ANIMAL COLLECTIONS
  • Instructions:
    • Do you know the collective noun for each animal when its in a group?
      • Examples: PACK of dogs, GAGGLE of geese
  • Clues:
    • C R _ _ _ of RHINOS
    • D R _ _ E of DONKEYS
    • P _ _ D _ of LIONS
PUZZLE 7 – 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 IN A HOUSE SALAD. (find 10 words)
Boxgram Puzzle – Issue 47

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

Follow to Page 2 next for all the Answers!

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