New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 12/21/2009

Today is the winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In astronomical terms, when the Sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the observer's hemisphere. The Sun appears at its lowest point in the sky. The word ‘solstice’ comes from the Latin sol, ‘sun’, and stitum or sistere, ‘stoppage’ or ‘standstill.’ From today until summer, days grow longer and nights shorter.

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

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

FACING
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 quote

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave