Greetings, puzzle solvers!
Today is not only Teabagging Tax Day, but my brother's birthday. So as a special April 15 treat, I'm giving the DKos community THREE puzzles to solve today -- a puzzle triple-decker!
There's a cryptogram, a fun but challenging crossword puzzle, and a bonus brain teaser after the jump. If nothing else, it'll take your mind off of Glenn Beck and teabagging (well, at least until you get to the bonus brain teaser).
Printing guidelines for the crossword puzzle, as well as the solution to the previous puzzle, are below. You can also find previous puzzles in my diary archives.
Cryptogram
"ZMXHUSXUEL UE ENZZSHXUDW CSNH TSNDXHC MBB XFY XULY, MDA CSNH WSRYHDLYDX OFYD UX AYEYHRYE UX." -- LMHJ XOMUD.
April 15, 2009 Crossword Puzzle
by SuperBowlXX
Bonus Brain Teaser: Change One Letter At A Time
The object of this game is to change only ONE letter in the previous word to make a new word. You can replace any letter, but only one letter at a time. For example, you can change the word "MAKE" into "SOLO" using the following steps:
MAKE
SAKE
SALE
SOLE
SOLO
For this puzzle, change the word "RUSH" into "BECK" by changing only one letter at a time.
RUSH
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.
.
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BECK
Each new word you create must be in the English dictionary and you may not use any proper nouns (with the exception of BECK at the very end), foreign words, or contractions.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE GROUND RULES:
You may use this diary as a forum for discussing the answers, asking for hints, and critiquing the puzzle. However, please adhere to the following rules:
- If you would like to ask for answers to certain entries, please write the entry in the subject line, followed by a question mark (for example, "1-Across?" or "1-Down?"). For cryptograms, write in the subject line the word "Cryptogram," followed by the letter you want to decode and a question mark (for example, "Cryptogram letter A?").
- If you would like to give a hint, please put the word "HINT", followed by the entry name, in the subject line (i.e. "HINT 1-Across" or "HINT 1-Down"). For cryptograms, write in the subject line "Cryptogram HINT," followed by the letter you're decoding (for example, "Cryptogram HINT letter A"). Place your hint in the comment area.
- If you would like to give an answer, please put the word "SPOILER", followed by the entry name, in the subject line (i.e. "SPOILER 1-Across" or "SPOILER 1-Down"). For cryptograms, write in the subject line "Cryptogram SPOILER." Place your answer in the comment area.
- DO NOT GIVE OUT THE ANSWERS TO ANY PUZZLE IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
PRINTING HELP:
Here's a quick guide for printing the crossword puzzle in its full size. Click on the puzzle above, it'll take you to Photobucket. Then, roll over the Photobucket image with the mouse, click on the Full Size tab above, and print.
DIARIST'S NOTE:
The crossword puzzle was constructed by the diarist. Clues were gathered from www.xwordinfo.com (a New York Times puzzle database) and the diarist's own imagination. This puzzle may not be re-copied or re-transmitted without the diarist's permission. The cryptogram was generated by the Brain Food Cryptogram Maker.
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