Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Extra Word (Full Moon) Sudoku for Tuesday, 8/24/2010

photo: Jaime JaimeJunior, courtesy publicdomainpictures.net (Full moon)

I’m timing posting of this blog entry to coincide with the full moon. Weather permitting, Tuesday August 24 at 1:05 pm EST you’ll witness the eighth full moon of 2010.

Joe Rao, SPACE.com columnist, instructor at New York's Hayden Planetarium and meteorologist for News 12 in Westchester, New York, explains in http://www.space.com/spacewatch/full-moon-names-2010-100127.html how full moons get their names throughout the year from Native America traditions.

This extra Qudoku puzzle set challenges you to discover the four names of August 2010’s full moon.

FLAMENCOS
Full Moon Sudoku: 9x9 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and set of circled cells contains the letters in the words exactly once

TURGID
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid to spell out the names of this full moon

Solutions first thing in the morning. I’ll continue this theme throughout the year, on the day and hour of each full moon.

Thanks,
--Dave

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