Friday, February 13, 2009

Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for Friday, 2/13/2009

Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for Friday, 2/13/2009

It‘s Friday the 13th! Avoid mirrors and ladders. Watch out for black cats. Don't spill the salt. And beware next month as well! (And November, too, if you want the complete list for 2009.)

The medical term meaning “fear of Friday the 13th” contains 13 distinct letters! The first Qudoku puzzle set today explores that term and the related term referring to fear of the number 13.

INVOKE
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

THUMBS
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

FRY PAD
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled letters contains the letters in the word exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cell in the quote grid to spell out the quote

According to folklorists, the superstition about this day of bad luck appeared only about 300-400 years ago—relatively recently. Wikipedia reports that the earliest known documented reference in English occurs in a biography of “The Italian Mozart,” Gioachino Rossini, famous for composing more than three dozen operas, including the first Italian opera ever presented in the United States, The Barber of Seville. Today’s second Qudoku puzzle set references a quote from Rossini’s biography.

HAVING
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

TRUCKS
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

DOMAIN
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

FLEW BY
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled letters contains the letters in the word exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cell in the quote grid to spell out the quote

Solutions in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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