Newspaper puzzle me this, caped crusader

[thebitterguy]

All right, so there was a little puzzle in the Star today, one of those change one letter thingies. Now, unfortunately, I ended up getting a completely different answer than the one they had. So, I ask you people to back me up, and see who's crazy, me or Terry Stickles.

Take Fold and change it to Bare with five single letter changes.

Comments

[anidada.livejournal.com]

Fold
Bold
Bole
Bore
Bare

Does it have to be exactly five?

[thebitterguy]

That's how many spaces they have in the paper, but they only use three changes.

They did Folk, Bold, Bald, Bale, Bare.

[easyalchemy.livejournal.com]

I'd say
Fold
Bold
Bald
Bard
Bare

[easyalchemy.livejournal.com]

Oh, and there it is below...

[anidada.livejournal.com]

That doesn't work. They do two changes at once, right from the get go. *bzzt!* Invalid solution!

[thebitterguy]

Well, no, that was my error. THey had Fold, Bold, Bald, Bale, Bare.

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

Fold
Ford
Fore
Fare
Bare

[rentagurkha.livejournal.com]

I got this one too.

[thebitterguy]

My solution was
Fold
Ford
Cord
Card
Care
Bare

[gurudata.livejournal.com]

Hiho,

I'm not familiar with the rules of these things, but perhaps "Ford" isn't legal because it's a proper noun?

Cu,
Andrew

[mytholder.livejournal.com]

You can cross a river at a ford, so it's legit.

[gurudata.livejournal.com]

Hiho,

Ah, yes, I'd forgotten that meaning of the word! Doh!

Cu,
Andrew

[chadu.livejournal.com]

I can do it in 3:

FOLD

Bold
bAld
baRd

BARE

CU

countersong, heroic inspiration, bardic lore

[perich.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was mine, too.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

Ditto

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Fold
Ford
Fore
Bore
Bare

That's only four changes. Do I get extra credit?

[indefatigable42.livejournal.com]

fold
bold
bald
bard
bare

gordian? not

[kynn.livejournal.com]

fold
bare

There! I win!

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

I think I can do it faster!

Fold
Bold
Bald
Bard
Bare.

Yep - four changes.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Bold
Bald
Bard
Bare