Wednesday, December 31, 2008

New Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, 12/31/2008

New Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, 12/31/2008

Since tonight is New Year’s Eve and tomorrow is New Year’s Day, the next few days’ puzzles will each be a bit more challenging “Qudoku”© puzzle set. In a Qudoku puzzle set, I give you one or two Word Sudoku puzzles or varying grid size; solve them, copying the circled, numbered letters into the quote grid to spell out the hidden quote.

Both of today’s quotes about New Year’s Eve are from American columnist William E. ("Bill") Vaughan (1915-1977) taking on the important question: Why do we stay up ‘til midnight?

GALUMPHED
9x9 Qudoku Word Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and group of circled squares contain the letters in the anagram exactly once
Copy letters in circled cells to the matching numbered cell in the quote

WIRY KNOTS
9x9 Qudoku Word Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and group of circled squares contain the letters in the anagram exactly once
Copy letters in circled cells to the matching numbered cell in the quote

…and Mr. Vaughn has a second reason why we stay up…

REDACTING
9x9 Qudoku Word Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and group of circled squares contain the letters in the anagram exactly once
Copy letters in circled cells to the matching numbered cell in the quote

PLUSHY VOW
9x9 Qudoku Word Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and group of circled squares contain the letters in the anagram exactly once
Copy letters in circled cells to the matching numbered cell in the quote

Solutions first thing in the morning. And tomorrow also begins my parallel blog giving you State Sudoku puzzles--Qudoku puzzle sets spelling out U.S. state names and official nicknames, on the anniversary of the day each state gained statehood. I'm hoping that elementary school teachers who want to mix-&-mingle math (logic) and history might find these puzzles useful in their classrooms...

Happy New Year!

Thanks,
--Dave

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