Saturday, August 28, 2010

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 8/28/2010

I sat down on a thumbtack," said Tom sharply.
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. The authors were roundly criticized for overusing adverbs and descriptive phrases,. Tom rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style. Will you laugh or cry? Wince or groan?

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

WIRY TONG
8x8 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x4 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

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