Monday, May 26, 2008

Solutions to the 5/25/2008 Sunday Challenge and other Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to the 5/25/2008 Sunday Challenge and other Word Sudoku Puzzles

The classic, OBSERVANT, was still pretty easy! The "difficulty level" is pretty hard to measure--if there's a standard, I don't know it--but Crossword Compiler measures it as easy, "requiring only single-symbol logic."

(I use Crossword Compiler to build my puzzles. I've gotta tell you, CC creator Antony Lewis is a GENIUS in my book. If you want to construct crosswords of any kind, or Sudoku puzzles, Crossword Compiler is THE tool. I happen to have an M.Sc. in computer science, but I must admit I have *no idea* how Antony's program works...but I use it daily and LOVE it! Absolutely, highly, "must have" recommended, for puzzle constructors. I've built a thousand Sudoku puzzles and about two thousand crossword puzzles using it.)

The Sunday Challenge, LAZIEST PUNCH (aka ZINC SULPHATE), was a bit harder--but nowhere near as tough as the 16x16 in the newspapers. Thinking of cross-hatching in a serires of columns or rows spanning 3x4 rectangles, rather than 3x3 squares, *does* take some practice...and don't forget to use the fact that all the letters are also contained exactly once down the diagonal!

Later today, I'll give you both the daily Classic Word Sudoku puzzle and a 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle I hope you'll enjoy.

Thanks,
--Dave

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