New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Friday, 6/20/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Friday, 6/20/2008

First, your standard classic Word Sudoku puzzle, based on the words TOWEL RACK:

Puzzle: TOWEL RACK
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

And here's your real challenge today: a 10x10 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, using 2x5 internal rectangles. Remember that the rule expands: Each row, column, 2x5 rectangle and the one diagonal contains the letters in the anagram CABIN LOUSE exactly once; the hidden word or phrase is revealed down the diagonal as you fill in the grid.

Puzzle: CABIN LOUSE
Each row, column and 2x5 rectangle contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Solutions tomorrow. And we're close to the weekend; plan to visit Sunday for the 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Sunday Challenge!

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words UNHEARD OF:

Two puzzles coming your way in a couple of hours, including a 10x10 (2x5 internal rectangles) Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 6/19/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 6/19/2008

Today's classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words UNHEARD OF:

Puzzle: UNHEARD OF
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow. And also tomorrow, another challenge: a 10x10 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, with 2x5 internal rectangles. I *think* it's easier than the 14x14 I threw at you yesterday! But, then again, you can always tell me...

--Dave

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

The classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word SINGAPORE:

The 14x14 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the anagram DOUBLE ARM SIXTY:

You can see, after the fact, that the anagram contained a hint to the hidden word...but it didn't help, did it?

Please let me know how hard this puzzle was for you. Or was it??

A new puzzle in a few hours.

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Wednesday, 6/18/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Wednesday, 6/18/2008

The usual and a challenge for you today!

Here's the usual: a classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle based on the word SINGAPORE:

Puzzle: SINGAPORE

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

And here's your challenge: a 14x14 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle. Using the letters in the anagram DOUBLE ARM SIXTY, and remembering the rule that each row, column, 2x7 rectangle and the one diagonal contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once, fill in the grid. Also, remember our previous discussion on how a pair of columns and two stacked rectangles interact when the rectangles are two columns wide.

14x14 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle: DOUBLE ARM SIXTY
Each row, column and 2x7 rectangle contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Solutions tomorrow. Good luck!

--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words FEAST UPON:

Later today, a challenge: a 14x14 Hidden Word Sudoku!

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/17/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/17/2008

Today's puzzle is based on the words FEAST UPON:

Puzzle: FEAST UPON

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow morning. And then later tomorrow, besides the usual puzzle, I'll give you a real challenge: a 14x14 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, with 2x7 internal rectangles.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the phrase YOU NAME IT:

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 6/16/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 6/16/2008

Today's new classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the phrase PUT ON AIRS:

Puzzle: PUT ON AIRS

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow morning.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to the 6/15/2008 Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to the 6/15/2008 Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

The 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in the anagram KITCHEN AX JOB:

A new puzzle in just a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/15/2008

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/15/2008

Today's puzzle is a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle based on letters that form the anagram KITCHEN AX JOB. As you solve the puzzle, the hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal.

Puzzle: KITCHEN AX JOB
Each row, column and 3x4 rectangle contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Good luck! Solution first thing tomorrow morning.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the phrase YOU NAME IT:

Later this morning, the Sunday Challenge!

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 6/14/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 6/14/2008

Today's puzzle is based on the phrase YOU NAME IT:

Puzzle: YOU NAME IT

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow morning, and then, a little later tomorrow, your Sunday Challenge--a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle using 3x4 internal rectangles.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle was based on the word MOVIESTAR:

A new Word Sudoku puzzle in just a few hours.

Thanks,

Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 6/13/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 6/13/2008

Today's classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word(s) MOVIESTAR:

Puzzle: MOVIESTAR

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow morning. And a new Word Sudoku puzzle each and every day!

And please plan to check us out this coming Sunday, when I'll present you another Sunday Challenge--a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle using 3x4 internal rectangles.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle was based on the word HIDEOUSLY:

A new puzzle in just a few hours!

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 6/12/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 6/12/2008

Today's puzzle is based on the word HIDEOUSLY:

Puzzle: HIDEOUSLY

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing tomorrow morning.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

The classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle used the word WAVEFORMS:

And the 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle used the letters in the anagram I USE MOAN:

(The hidden word, ANEMIOUS, is of Greek etymology and is used to describe plants growing in exposed, windy places.)

Another puzzle for you later today.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Wednesday, 6/11/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Wednesday, 6/11/2008

Today's first puzzle is a simple, classic Word Sudoku puzzle based on the word WAVEFORMS.

Puzzle: WAVEFORMS

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Your second puzzle is actually also simple, but it's not usual: It's an 8x8 grid, with internal 2x4 rectangles instead of the usual 3x3 squares. And it uses an 8-letter word or phrase; the letters form the anagram I USE MOAN. As you solve the puzzle, the actual hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal.

Puzzle: I USE MOAN
Each row, column and 2x4 rectangle contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Take a close look at the puzzle and consider the relationship between each pair of stacked rectangles and the pair of columns that cover the two rectangles in the grid. The rule says that each rectangle and each column contains each letter exactly once. That means, in 2xX puzzles,

1. the set of letters used in the left column of the upper rectangle must be the same set used in the right column of the lower rectangle, and


2. the set of letters used in the right column of the upper rectangle must be the same set used in the left column of the lower rectangle

That's a huge help! Try it... Solutions first thing tomorrow morning.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Tuesday's Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle word was POLYHEDRA, and the puzzle variant modified the usual rule to include both diagonals:

Later this morning, two puzzles for you, including an 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle with internal 2x4 rectangles.

Thanks,

--Dave

New (Diagonal!) Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/10/2008

New (Diagonal!) Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 6/10/2008

Today's Word Sudoku puzzle, POLYHEDRA, is a diagonal variation of the classic: in addition to the usual row, column and 3x3 squares, both diagonals also follow the rule: each letter in the word POLYHEDRA is used exactly once.

Puzzle: POLYHEDRA
Each diagonal, row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing tomorrow morning. And later tomorrow, TWO puzzles for you: the usual 9x9 classic Word Sudoku, and an 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle--using 2x4 internal rectangles. (2x4 rectangles are particularly easy, as you'll see!)

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle word was LAZY BONES:

A Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle for you later today!

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 6/9/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 6/9/2008

Again my usual conundrum: Is LAZY BONES one word or two? Here's a puzzle based on it/them:

Puzzle: LAZY BONES
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow.

--Dave

Solution to the 6/8/2008 Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to the 6/8/2008 Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle


The anagram was MOWER ANGUISH; the hidden word(s) HOUSEWARMING:


A new puzzle for you later today. And mid-week, I'll show you an 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, with 2x4 internal rectangles.


--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/8/2008

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/8/2008

The anagram is MOWER ANGUISH; the hidden word or words has *something* to do with the anagram--but it won't help you...

12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle: MOWER ANGUISH
Each row, column and 3x4 rectangle contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Solution tomorrow morning.

--Dave

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle was based on the word NORMATIVE:

Later this morning, the Sunday Challenge!

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 6/7/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 6/7/2008

After OGREISHLY, the word NORMATIVE looks really good! Here's a puzzle based on it:

Word Sudoku puzzle: NORMATIVE
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow morning, and later tomorrow, my Sunday Challenge--a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

It may not be much of a word, but it still makes a good Word Sudoku puzzle!

OGREISHLY:

A new puzzle, using a much more normal word, later this morning.

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 6/6/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 6/6/2008

Remember I mentioned that I have a list of more than 10,000 nine-letter words? Well, as you probably have already surmised, not all those words are created equally. Today's Word Sudoku puzzle may be an example of that--but I'm using the word anyway, partly to demonstrate my point! Today's puzzle is based on the word--and I use that word 'word' perhaps somewhat loosely--OGREISHLY. I say that because I'm having trouble using "ogreishly" in a reasonably intelligent sentence...

Word Sudoku Puzzle: OGREISHLY
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution tomorrow! Plan for a fun weekend!

--Dave

Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

I think you found both these puzzles pretty easy. The classic puzzle was simple in its own right; the hidden word puzzle gave you five of the nine letters in the diagonal!

KING COBRA:

HUT NOV DEC is really DUTCH OVEN--this time, spelled UP the diagonal:

Another puzzle later this morning.

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Thursday, 6/5/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Thursday, 6/5/2008



Your normal-variety 9x9 'classic' Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words KING COBRA:

Word Sudoku puzzle: KING COBRA
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

And here's an extra puzzle to solve! This one is a 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, where the anagram HUT NOV DEC hides a word or phrase you'll discover as you solve the puzzle:

Hidden Word Sudoku: HUT NOV DEC
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled UP the diagonal

Solutions tomorrow morning!
--Dave

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle was based on the word(s) YACHTROPE:

TWO puzzles for your solving pleasure, later today!
Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 6/4/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 6/4/2008



Is the word this puzzle is based on ONE word or TWO? Thankfully, it doesn't matter for our purposes...

YACHTROPE
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Two Word Sudoku puzzles tomorrow!

--Dave

Solutions to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

The easy 9x9 puzzle was QUAGMIRES:

The tougher puzzle used a 15x15 grid, with circled and numbered letters as keys to a hidden quote:
A new Word Sudoku puzzle coming your way later today. And tomorrow, I'll show you an extra puzzle--a 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle.

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Tuesday, 6/3/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Tuesday, 6/3/2008

Here's the daily classic 9x9 Word Sudoku, QUAGMIRES:

QUAGMIRES
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

And here's something a little more tricky: A 15x15 grid, with 3x5 internal rectangles; the circled letters have numbers that correspond to the "hidden quote" grid below the puzzle grid. As you figure out the letters, put them in their corresponding spot, and try to use your knowledge and intuition about the quote and its letter composition to help you with the Sudoku! You don't need to do that--the Word Sudoku puzzle is solvable with single-symbol logic ("very easy" in the Crossword Compiler definition). But feel free to use every bit of information you can!

AEIOU Sudoku Puzzle: SHUN BODY ART LIFE
Each row, column and 3x5 rectangle contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once; some letters in the hidden word or phrase are circled and numbered,

corresponding to numbers in the answer rows

Oh, and by the way, the five vowels a, e, i, o and u are each contained in the quote--hence my name for the type of puzzle.

Solutions first thing tomorrow morning!

--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The word was DISLOCATE:

Later today, I'll give you the normal daily puzzle, PLUS a much more difficult--but hopefully fun--puzzle: a 15x15 grid, made up of 3x5 internal rectangles.

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 6/2/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 6/2/2008

It's amazing to me just how many words there are that are composed of nine distinct letters. My list numbers more than 10,000! That's a lot of 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzles...

Here's another one for you to solve.

DISLOCATE

Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Thanks,

--Dave

All puzzles on this blog Copyright (C) 2008, Dave Thompson. All Rights Reserved. Please feel free to print a copy of the JPEGs of these puzzles for your private puzzle-solving pleasure. Please do NOT further publish--that's what *I* plan to do, if/when I find a publisher!

Solution to the 6/1/2008 Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku puzzle

Solution to the 6/1/2008 Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku puzzle


The anagram was OIL BY DANCERS; the hidden word or phrase was CONSIDERABLY:

A new Word Sudoku puzzle (a smaller, 9x9 grid) for you later today!
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/1/2008

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 6/1/2008


Presumably, we have more time to play Sundays, compared to weekdays. Or at least that's the presumption of our nation's daily newspapers, which publish bigger puzzles on Sunday. But I have trouble completing the 16x16 (4x4 internal squares) "Monster Sudoku" puzzle in my hometown newspaper, The Oregonian (Portland, OR). So *my* challenge for you, while still larger than the normal weekday 9x9 puzzle, is smaller than 16x16: It uses a 12x12 grid, with 3x4 internal rectangles...but need I point out that rectangles require slightly different thinking than squares?

12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku: OIL BY DANCERS
Each row, column and 3x4 rectangle contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once; the hidden word or phrase is spelled UP the diagonal

Good luck!
--Dave

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle



Happy Sunday, and welcome to June! Saturday's puzzle used the letters in the word (or possibly two words!) TOUCHPADS:

Later today, I'll issue my Sunday Challenge, a 12x12 (3x4 internal rectangles) Hidden Word Sudoku.

--Dave