New KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle for Monday, 2/1/2010

As promised, today we begin a series of a new kind of Qudoku puzzles I call KeyWord Qudoku. As you’ve undoubtedly discovered by visiting this blog over the past two years, a "Qudoku" puzzle is a combination of one or more Word Sudoku puzzles and a quote grid; when you solve the Word Sudoku puzzles, you copy circled-and-numbered letters to their corresponding cells in the quote grid, (perhaps slowly) spelling out a quote. In past months, we’ve used quote grids to pay tribute to famous speakers; remember memorable phrases; and commemorate notable events, programs and/or birthdays.

Today we’ll use the quote grid to spell out a series of common sayings, each using the same keyword. Only: I won’t give you the keyword.

Your job is to solve the Word Sudoku puzzles; transfer the circled-and-numbered letters into the quote grid to spell out the various slogans; and then GUESS the common keyword!

Over the next two weeks, I’ll provide you ten KeyWord Sudoku puzzles. See how you do!

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

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

FOUGHT
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 each saying; then fill in the keyword common to all the sayings

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave