Sunday, October 31, 2010

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku (Capitals)

This state entered the union on October 31, 1864, the 36th state.

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

COVERS
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

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Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 10/31/2010

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

COMPLIN YEAST
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

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. You have my permission to print single copies for your individual solving pleasure, but you may not collect or further distribute these puzzles in any way without my explicit written permission. Please contact me through this blog's comment feature. And please tell your puzzle-loving friends to follow this blog. Thank you!)

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 recovering from food poisoning.



The Sunday Challenge in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Saturday, October 30, 2010

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 10/30/2010

Mutton makes men macho," bleated Tom sheepishly.

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, so that Tom hardly ever said "said" and rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style that will make you groan out loud.

CHOWDERS
Swifty Sudoku: 9x9 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

VANITY
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 Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Friday, October 29, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 10/29/2010

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

OLIGARCHY
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 Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words SICK BERTH.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Thursday, October 28, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 10/28/2010

Today’s 9x9 Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words SICK BERTH.

SICK BERTH
9x9 Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, diagonal and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

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 URBAN MYTH.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 10/27/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words URBAN MYTH.

URBAN MYTH
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 ABUSIVELY.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 10/26/2010

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

ABUSIVELY
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 INVOCABLE.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, October 25, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 10/25/2010

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

INVOCABLE
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 SIGNALED UP OK.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 10/24/2010

from Wordle.net

Today’s 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram SIGNALED UP OK.

SIGNALED UP OK
Sunday Challenge: AEIOU Sudoku: 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

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. You have my permission to print single copies for your individual solving pleasure, but you may not collect or further distribute these puzzles in any way without my explicit written permission. Please contact me through this blog's comment feature. And please tell your puzzle-loving friends to follow this blog. Thank you!)

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 takes Tom prospecting—or perhaps claim jumping.



The Sunday Challenge in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Solutions to Friday night’s Extra Word Sudoku Puzzles

Friday’s extra Qudoku puzzle set challenged you to uncover the name from Native American traditions for the year’s tenth full moon.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 10/23/2010

from Wordle.net

Look out for that bird!” cried Tom, ducking.

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, so that Tom hardly ever said "said" and rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style that will make you groan out loud.

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

YACHTING
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

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Friday, October 22, 2010

Extra Word (Full Moon) Sudoku for Friday, 10/22/2010

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

I’m timing posting of this blog entry to coincide with the full moon. Weather permitting, Friday Oct. 22 at 9:36 pm EST you’ll witness the tenth 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 one name of October 2010’s full moon.

FLUENT
Full Moon Sudoku: 6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the words exactly once

HUMORS
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 name 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 Puzzle for Friday, 10/22/2010

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

THUMBLOCK
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 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word WATCHDOGS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Thursday, October 21, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 10/21/2010

from Wordle.net

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

WATCHDOGS
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 Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Hidden Sudoku puzzle was based on the anagram INTO SCARY.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 10/20/2010

Today’s 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram INTO SCARY.

INTO SCARY
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 Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 10/19/2010

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

ULTRAWIDE
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 words ROAST DUCK.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, October 18, 2010

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 10/18/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words ROAST DUCK.

ROAST DUCK
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 WAVING HOTELS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 10/17/2010

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

WAVING HOTELS
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

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. You have my permission to print single copies for your individual solving pleasure, but you may not collect or further distribute these puzzles in any way without my explicit written permission. Please contact me through this blog's comment feature. And please tell your puzzle-loving friends to follow this blog. Thank you!)