ALTERED STATES III 

From The Enigma

NPL Magazine

December, 2020

BROBBERTY

In this type of puzzle, a two-letter U.S. state abbreviation in a word is replaced by the abbreviation of a different state. The two-letter abbreviation may occur anywhere in the word. 

Examples: CANTER - WINTER

                  PROVIDE - PROVOKE

                  SPA - SKY

On the Alaska highway, trouble with

   the car.

You pray a _ _ _ _ _ _ will be the next thing 

   that you see.

But service stations there are few.

   They're often far.

Is that a lifting bay? No, tree. It's just

   a _ _ _ _ _ _ . 

 

Answers:

 

GARAGE

MIRAGE