December 15 · Drawer 15
The Newspaper Copy
Your puzzle is on page 34 of the book. Open one hint at a time: often the first one is enough.
Compare the two texts. In four words, one letter has changed. Read the NEW letters in the newspaper copy, in order.
Check your answer
Nothing is revealed if you are wrong.
First hint
Compare the texts word by word. Four words differ by just one letter.
Second hint
The first difference is ring/sing: the new letter is S.
Solution
ring to Sing, naps to Laps, hums to hEms, gate to Date. The new letters are S, L, E, D. The answer is SLED.
The same hints and solutions are printed in the book (pages 56, 58 and 60).