Saturday, June 30, 2018

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 6/30/2018

"I'd like to make a toast," Tom said.

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.

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

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

INMOST
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 CAMPS (SCAMP) and the 7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters DRAW TOM (MADWORT).


The Saturday Swifty in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Friday, June 29, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Friday, 6/29/2018

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

DRAW TOM
7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the shaded column

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 THERM SLANG (ARM'S LENGTH).

Another set of puzzles in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Thursday, June 28, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 6/28/2018

THERM SLANG
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.

And by the way: This is post #9,001! This blog began 10 years and 1 month ago. I appreciate your following and visiting. Please let your friends know, too!

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters GNAW LIMB (WAMBLING).

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 6/27/2018

GNAW LIMB
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 PLY RIGHTS (SPRIGHTLY).

A new puzzle in just a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/26/2018

PLY RIGHTS
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 A GYM (GAMY) and the 6x6 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters HOT PRY (TROPHY).


More puzzles in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, June 25, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Monday, 6/25/2018

A GYM
4x4 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x2 square contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells across the shaded row

HOT PRY
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 CHEAP GLORY XI (LEXICOGRAPHY).

New puzzles in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday, June 24, 2018

New Word Sudoku (Punnish Sudoku) Puzzles for Sunday, 6/24/2018

Old nurses never die, they just lose their pulse.

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

POUTING
7x7 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, enclosed shape and set of circled cells contains these letters exactly once

JADES
5x5 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, enclosed shape 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

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008-2018, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. Please tell your puzzle-loving friends to follow this blog. Thank you!)

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/24/2018

CHEAP GLORY XI
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 © 2008-2018, 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, June 23, 2018

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 6/23/2018

"My glasses are fogged up," said Tom optimistically.

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.

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

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

TRUNKS
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 PLAY T (APTLY) and the 7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters NY CLIPS (LIP SYNC).


The Saturday Swifty in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Friday, June 22, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Friday, 6/22/2018

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

NY CLIPS
7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells down the shaded column

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 A FRENCH BIZ (ZEBRA FINCH).

New puzzles in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Thursday, June 21, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 6/21/2018

A FRENCH BIZ
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 DENY GIRL (YELDRING).

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 6/20/2018

DENY GIRL
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 ZANY MR TUG (ZYGANTRUM).

A new puzzle in a few hours

Thanks,
--Dave

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/19/2018

ZANY MR TUG
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 SRGE (ERGS) and the 6x6 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters L THYME (METHYL).


A new set of puzzles in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Monday, June 18, 2018

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Monday, 6/18/2018

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

L THYME
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