Extra Word Sudoku (Qudoku) Puzzles for Friday, 1/28/2011

Each month on the 28th of the month, I’ll present some famous quotes in the form of a Qudoku puzzle set—my name for a variety of Word Sudoku puzzle I created that pairs puzzles with a quote grid.

This month’s quotes aren’t memorable for who said them; they’re memorable all on their own. What were the top 10 obsessions of 2010? And: What are the top 10 toughest things to get rid of?

In Yahoo!’s year in review series, authors Vera H-C Chan and Melissa O’Neill discussed the top 10 obsessions of 2010 (http://yearinreview.yahoo.com.2010/us_10_obsessions) using this definition:

A person, pop-culture phenomenon, political party, gadget or pesty plague that spurred constant online monitoring and obsessive tangential searches.

Wow!

BLACKTOPS
9x9 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

HID JUG
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

FRENZY
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 top 10 obsessions of 2010

Last October environmental journalist Lori Bongiorno explained how to properly dispose of ten tough things to get rid of in an article Yahoo! Green shared from the Conscious Consumer blog (http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/151/10-toughest-things-to-get-rid-of.html).

BACKUP
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

FILMED
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

STRONG
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 ten though things to get rid of

Bongiorno’s book ”Green Greener Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-smart Choices a Part of Your Life” is available from Yahoo Shopping (http://shopping.yahoo.com/9780399534034-green-greener-greenest/;_ylt=AsLkIJyzfMD4G3Gl2OYYt_gbFt0A) and Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Green-Greener-Greenest-Practical-Eco-Smart/dp/0399534032). Check it out!

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave