Wednesday, June 30, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 6/30/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word ECHOGRAMS.
ECHOGRAMS
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word KYBOSHING.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/29/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word KYBOSHING.
KYBOSHING
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word MONTHLIES.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, June 28, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 6/28/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on word MONTHLIES.

MONTHLIES
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Sunday Challenge Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in the anagram ACTIVE ROUNDS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/27/2010

Today’s 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram ACTIVE ROUNDS.

ACTIVE ROUNDS
Sunday Challenge: 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x4 rectangle contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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Solutions to Saturday morning’s Extra Word Sudoku Puzzles

Saturday’s extra Qudoku puzzle set challenged you to uncover the two names from Native American traditions for the year’s sixth full moon.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to the Saturday Swifty Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle set spelled out an adverbial pun known as a Tom Swifty. This one finds Tom telling fairy tales..


The Sunday Challenge in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Extra Word (Full Moon) Sudoku for Saturday, 6/26/2010

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

I’m timing posting of this blog entry to coincide with the full moon. Weather permitting, Saturday June 26 at 7:30 am EST you’ll witness the sixth 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 two names of June 2010’s full moon.

SOFTWARE
Full Moon Sudoku: 8x8 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x4 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the words exactly once

NUMBLY
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

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 6/26/2010

Let’s walk," said Tom stridently.
A Tom Swifty is an adverbial pun that simultaneously describes a speaker and refers to the speaker's statement. The name comes from the Tom Swift book series for young readers first publiahed in 1910. The authors were roundly criticized back then for overusing adverbs and descriptive phrases, so that Tom hardly ever said anything without a qualifying adverb. A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style.

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

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

FLIGHT
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 Tom Swifty

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to 6/25/2010 State Sudoku (Capitals)

Yesterday’s State Sudoku puzzle asked you to name the state and its capital, given two 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzles and this clue:

This state entered the union on June 25, 1788, the 10th state.

The answers: Richmond, Virginia

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word POSTFIXED.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Friday, June 25, 2010

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku (Capitals)

This state entered the union on June 25, 1788, the 10th state.

HAVING
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

I’M CORD
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
Copy the numbered letters into the corresponding cells of the quote grid to unveil the state capital (on the first line) and the state name (on the last)

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(Word Sudoku puzzles and text ©2010, David H. Thompson. All Rights Reserved. Please contact author through the blog for usage permission.)

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 6/25/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word POSTFIXED.
POSTFIXED
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Hidden Sudoku puzzle was based on the anagram FLY ON CRAG.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Thursday, June 24, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 6/24/2010

Today’s 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram FLY ON CRAG.
FLY ON CRAG
9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words FINAL MOVE.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday 6/23/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words FINAL MOVE.
FINAL MOVE
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words CHINA BLUE.


A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave [corrected 6//23/2010 @ 6:30 PM to include correct solution!]

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/22/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words CHINA BLUE.
CHINA BLUE
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to 6/21/2010 State Sudoku (Capitals)

Yesterday’s State Sudoku puzzle asked you to name the state and its capital, given two 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzles and this clue:

This state entered the union on June 21, 1788, the 9th state.

The answers: Concord, New Hampshire

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s two Qudoku puzzle sets, each with four 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzles, paid tribute to summer..


A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, June 21, 2010

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku (Capitals)

This state entered the union on June 21, 1788, the 9th state.

CAMPER
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

NO WISH
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
Copy the numbered letters into the corresponding cells of the quote grid to unveil the state capital (on the first line) and the state name (on the last)

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(Word Sudoku puzzles and text ©2010, David H. Thompson. All Rights Reserved. Please contact author through the blog for usage permission.)