Saturday, September 30, 2017

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 9/30/2017

My pencil is dull," said Tom pointlessly.

A Tom Swifty is an adverbial pun simultaneously describing the speaker and 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 rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. (The fact that they did this on purpose, to make the books laugh-out-loud funny to read, didn't blunt the criticism.) A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style—no longer related to Tom at all—that will make you groan out loud.

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

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

FRUMPY
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

Solutions to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday's 5x5 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + AR (APRES) and the 7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + ACLU (UPSCALE).


The Saturday Swifty in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Friday, September 29, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Friday, 9/29/2017

SEP + AR
5x5 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells across the shaded row

SEP + ACLU
7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells across the shaded row

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 10x10 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + BANG HOT (SPONGE BATH).

New puzzles in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Thursday, September 28, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 9/28/2017

SEP + BANG HOT
10x10 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x5 rectangle contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + OUR CV (COVERUPS).

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 9/27/2017

SEP + OUR CV
8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x4 rectangle contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + YON HAT (PANTYHOSE).

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 9/26/2017

SEP + YON HAT
9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday's 4x4 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + T (PEST) and the 6x6 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + INT (INSTEP).


A new set of puzzles in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, September 25, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Monday, 9/25/2017

SEP + T
4x4 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x2 square contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the shaded column

SEP + INT
6x6 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x3 rectangle contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to the Sunday Punnish Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle set spelled out a never die pun.




New puzzles in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Sunday Challenge 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle was based on the letters SEP + DARN TOUGH (SHARP-TONGUED).

New puzzles in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday, September 24, 2017

New Word Sudoku (Punnish Sudoku) Puzzles for Sunday, 9/24/2017

Old usenetters never die, they just become unresponsive.

Like Saturday Swifties, Sunday puns want you to groan out loud. They…never die.

BYTE
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x2 square and set of circled cells contains these letters exactly once

DUCK
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x2 square and set of circled cells contains these letters exactly once

GOWN
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x2 square and set of circled cells contains these letters exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid to spell out the pun

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 9/24/2017

SEP + DARN TOUGH
Sunday Challenge: 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x4 rectangle contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word or words spell down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008-2017, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. 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.



The Sunday Punnish Word Sudoku in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Saturday, September 23, 2017

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 9/23/2017

Let's go for another gallop," Tom recanted.

A Tom Swifty is an adverbial pun simultaneously describing the speaker and 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 rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. (The fact that they did this on purpose, to make the books laugh-out-loud funny to read, didn't blunt the criticism.) A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style—no longer related to Tom at all—that will make you groan out loud.

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

WONDER
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

Solutions to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday's 5x5 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + HM (HEMPS) and the 7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + B DOT (BEDPOST).


The Saturday Swifty in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Friday, September 22, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Friday, 9/22/2017

SEP + HM
5x5 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells across the shaded row

SEP + B DOT
7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells across the shaded row

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 10x10 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + AIR DUCT (CUSTARD PIE).

Another set of puzzles in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Thursday, September 21, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 9/21/2017

SEP + AIR DUCT
10x10 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x5 rectangle contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + ADORN (OPERANDS).

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 9/20/2017

SEP + ADORN
8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x4 rectangle contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solution tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + DRAM IN (SPIDERMAN).

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 9/19/2017

SEP + DRAM IN
9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday's 4x4 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + R (REPS) and the 6x6 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters SEP + AIR (ASPIRE).


More puzzles in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, September 18, 2017

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Monday, 9/18/2017

SEP + R
4x4 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x2 square contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the shaded column

SEP + AIR
6x6 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x3 rectangle contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the diagonal

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to the Sunday Punnish Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle set spelled out a never die pun.



New puzzles shortly.

Thanks,
--Dave