In this month's puzzle, we've come up with a list of words that all belong to the same category, and then added an extra letter to each. Remove a letter from each word to make it fit the mystery category.
But hold on to those letters! When you're done, the removed letters from top to bottom will spell out an 8-letter word that could be used to describe how many things in this category can be found across northern Michigan.
That 8-letter word is the answer to this month's puzzle
BABY
BOGO
SPARING
LATKE
SEAL
PORTO
MARSHA
DRIVER
Congrats to Heather Huffstutler of Petoskey, who is this month's champ. Use the audio player above to hear Heather play a game with IPR Puzzle Maker Jonathan Baude.
🚨 ⚠️ Be warned, there are spoilers to this month's puzzle in the audio, and the solution is at the bottom of the page. So stop scrolling now if you're still trying to solve it. 🚨 ⚠️
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Our next puzzle will appear in the Oct. 10 newsletter.
Solution to the September Puzzle:
BAY (B)
BOG (O)
SPRING (A)
LAKE (T)
SEA (L)
PORT (O)
MARSH (A)
RIVER (D)
The removed letters spell BOATLOAD, which was this month's correct answer.
