New Word Sudoku (Contronyms) Puzzles for Sunday, 4/30/2023

The pitcher began his slow windup, even as the manager yelled, "Let's wind this up!"

A contronym (or contranym, or auto-antonym, or even autantonym) is a word that can have opposite or contradictory meanings, depending on context. Every other Sunday in 2023, I'll present you a Qudoku puzzle, puzzling out the meaning of one or more contronyms.

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

QUIT
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 contronym's contradictory meanings

FATS
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x2 square contains these letters exactly once
The hidden contronym spells out in the shaded cells

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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