Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

The first (Classic 9x9) Word Sudoku puzzle yesterday was based on the word FLASHCUBE:

And the second puzzle, an 8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, was based on the letters in the anagram OUR AIM BE:

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Thursday, 8/21/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Thursday, 8/21/2008

Two puzzles for you today, the first the usual Classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle, based on the word FLASHCUBE:

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

The next puzzle is an 8x8 Word Sudoku puzzle based on the letters in the anagram OUR AIM BE:

8x8 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle: OUR AIM BE
Each row, column and 2x4 rectangle contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Remember the trick about Sudoku puzzles with internal 2xX rectangles...please check out older posts explaining this.

Solutions first thing in the morning. Please let me know if you like (or hate) these puzzles!

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle was based on the word KILOBAUDS:

Two new puzzles in a bit--the usual classic and an 8x8 Sudoku puzzle with internal 2x4 rectangles.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 8/20/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 8/20/2008


Today's Classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word KILOBAUDS:

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

Solution in the morning!


Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle


Yesterday's puzzle was based on the word SCHNITZEL:



A new puzzle in just a bit!


Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 8/19/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 8/19/2008


Today's Classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word SCHNITZEL:

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

Solution first thing in the morning!


Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's puzzle was based on the word FRAGMENTS.

A new Word Sudoku puzzle based on food coming right up!

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 8/18/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 8/18/2008

Today's Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word FRAGMENTS:

Puzzle: FRAGMENTS
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain 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

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's Sunday Challenge was based on the letters in the anagram CRAZY BOG HENS:

The solution is admittedly an unusual word--in fact, I couldn't find it in online dictionaries, which would normally rule it out for me. But I *did* find the singular form in various scientific articles, especially studies of abalone phylogenetics, for instance in the phrase "zygobranch gastropods"...

A new Word Sudoku puzzle coming your way soon. I promise the 9-distinct-letter word it's based on is perfectly normal, perfectly recognizable.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 8/17/2008

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 8/17/2008

Today's Sunday Challenge is the usual 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, with 3x4 internal rectangles. Today the puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram CRAZY BOG HENS:

CRAZY BOG HENS

Sunday Challenge: 12x12 Hidden Word Puzzle
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-the answer, a single 12-letter word, is a scientific term probably not in most people's vocabulary...

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Saturday's Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Saturday's Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle was based on the noun Z PARTICLE:

Today's Sunday Challenge is coming your way soon.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 8/16/2008

New Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 8/16/2008

Remember a few days ago, when I mentioned that most of the words on my long list of 9-distinct-letter words were "pretty ordinary"??? Well, today's 9-distinct-letter noun must be the exception proving the rule...Z PARTICLE!

9x9 Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle: Z PARTICLE
Each diagonal, row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution Sunday morning, followed by the Sunday Challenge!

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's puzzle was based on the word JOCKSTRAP:

A Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle coming your way in just a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 8/15/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 8/15/2008

Today's classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word JOCKSTRAP:

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

Solutions tomorrow morning, followed by a 9x9 Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The pretty easy Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the phrase HARD TIMES:

A new puzzle coming right up.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 8/14/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 8/14/2008

Today's 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the phrase HARD TIMES. I trust you will not have a hard time solving it!

Puzzle: HARD TIMES

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

Solution first thing tomorrow.

And be sure to visit Saturday, when I'll offer a Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle; and then, of course, on Sunday I'll throw the Sunday Challenge at you-it's a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle with 3x4 internal rectangles. (It may be hard, but it's not as hard as the newspaper syndicate's 16x16!)

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The puzzle was based on the word FUMIGATED:

A new puzzle (based on a phrase rather than a word) is coming right up.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 8/13/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 8/13/2008

The word today's classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on, FUMIGATED, is much like any on my list of more than 10,000...most of us probably would never have thought of it, but we recognize it once we see it. It turns out that many 9-distinct-letter words are really, really ordinary...not like LOCATIVES, one of last week's words, which isn't usually in my vocabulary.

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

Solution first thing in the morning!

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles


Yesterday's first Word Sudoku puzzle was the normal 9x9 classic, based on the word REPLICANT:

The second puzzle was a bit tougher--a Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle based on the letters in the anagram HELP MY KIN; your challenge was to solve the puzzle and spell the hidden word or phrase down the diagonal:


A new puzzle coming your way in a few hours.


Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Tuesday, 8/12/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Tuesday, 8/12/2008

Today I'm providing you an extra Word Sudoku puzzle, in addition to the usual. First, the classic 9x9, based on the word REPLICANT:

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

Next, a slightly tougher challenge: a 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, based on the letters in the anagram HELP MY KIN.

9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle: HELP MY KIN
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Please let me know if you like this kind of puzzle--and also, if you don't! I have a draft of a book that includes both; I'm working on a second book that has ONLY Hidden Word Sudoku puzzles. (And I've also got a third in the works that's full of those "AEIOU Sudoku" puzzles I showed you a while back--and I'll show you another one later this month.)

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word(s) YOUTH-LIKE:

Two new puzzles in just a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 8/11/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 8/11/2008


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

2008 Puzzle: YOUTH-LIKE
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning. And tomorrow, two new puzzles coming your way!


Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle


The 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in the anagram I CLEAR SPONGY:


A new puzzle in just a few hours.


Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 8/10/2008

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 8/10/2008

Today's tougher-than-weekday puzzle, a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle with internal 3x4 rectangles, is based on the letters in the anagram I CLEAR SPONGY. It's a clue, but it won't help you!

Sunday Challenge:

12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle: I CLEAR SPONGY
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 first thing in the morning. Good luck!

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word ADVERSITY:

The Sunday Challenge coming your way in a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 8/9/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 8/9/2008


Today's Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word ADVERSITY:

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

Solutions first thing in the morning, followed by the Sunday Challenge: a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle that should test your mettle!

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word IMPRUDENT:

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 8/8/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 8/8/2008

Today's classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word IMPRUDENT:

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

Solution in the morning.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's puzzle was based on the word LOCATIVES:

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 8/7/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 8/7/2008

Today's Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word LOCATIVES:

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

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,

Dave

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

The first of yesterday's two puzzles was based on the word VIDEOCAST:

The second puzzle, a Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, was based on the letters in the anagram SLY GI JOHN:

A new puzzle in a little while.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Wednesday, 8/6/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Wednesday, 8/6/2008

Two puzzles for your solving pleasure today. The first is a normal classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle, based on the word VIDEOCAST:

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

The second puzzle is a Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle based on the letters in the anagram SLY GI JOHN:

9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle: SLY GI JOHN
Each row, column and 3x3 square contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
The hidden word or phrase is spelled down the diagonal

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the name JACK FROST:

A new puzzle--actually, two new puzzles--in a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 8/5/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 8/5/2008


Today's classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the name JACK FROST:

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

Solution in the morning!


Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle


Yesterday's classic puzzle was based on the words BACK FLIPS:


A new Word Sudoku puzzle in just a few hours.


Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 8/4/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 8/4/2008

Today's classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words BACK FLIPS.

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

Solution in the morning. And later this week, in addition to the daily classic Word Sudoku puzzle, I'll provide a slightly more challenging 9x9 Hidden Word Puzzle.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle for 8/3/2008

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle for 8/3/2008


The Sunday Challenge 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in the anagram BE RAVING FOUL; the hidden word/phrase was UNFORGIVABLE.


A new classic 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle is on the way soon.


Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 8/3/2008

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 8/3/2008

Each Sunday I give you a challenge, but one not as tough as I find in my hometown Sunday paper, The Oregonian, which publishes a 16x16 (number/letter) "Monster" Sudoku each Sunday. I usually can't finish them, so, much of the time, I don't even try...but I can finish these: 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzles, where you get an anagram of the hidden word or phrase, which you "unveil" or discover as you solve the Sudoku. I usually run it down the diagonal, although of course it could be anywhere in the grid, in any direction.

Today's puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram BE RAVING FOUL, which contains a very obscure clue to the hidden word or phrase--obscure enough so that you'll see it when you're done, but it won't help you along the way. I know: that's mean! But what good themed crossword puzzle explains the theme ahead of time? So I don't, either.

(I construct crosswords, too, but I haven't yet sold any...what limited, amateur experience I have so far certainly convinces me that writing good, consistent clues is very, very hard! And to think: Will Shortz does that for a living... Speaking of Mr. Shortz, if you don't subscribe to NPR's Sunday Puzzle podcast yet, hurry over to NPR or iTunes and get it. It's first-rate and fun!)

Sunday Challenge: 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle: BE RAVING FOUL
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 first thing in the morning.


Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Saturday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzles are actually easier, I think, because you have more information at each step: the possible puzzle entries are more constrained because the diagonals must also conform to the "exactly once" rule. The puzzle was based on the word VARIOUSLY:

The Sunday Challenge, a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku (with 3x4 internal rectangles), is coming in just a bit.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 8/2/2008

New Diagonal Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 8/2/2008


Today's 9x9 Diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word VARIOUSLY:

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

Solution tomorrow, along with the Sunday Challenge!


Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

The classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word INTERVALS, and (I think) was pretty easy:

A diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle coming your way in a few hours.

Thanks,

--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 8/1/2008

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 8/1/2008

After that last 16x16 Word Sudoku puzzle/quote, you may be looking for an easy one today (sorry 'bout that)! Here 'tis, based on the word INTERVALS.

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

Solution tomorrow, along with the every-other-Saturday diagonal Word Sudoku puzzle.

Thanks,

--Dave

Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Solutions to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Welcome to the month of August! For some reason, this month is always full of change for me. When I look back at job changes, moves, etc. in my life, they have most often happened in August. I have no idea why...

The first (and easy) 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word WRESTLING:

The second (much tougher) puzzle was a 16x16 Word Sudoku puzzle, tied to a quote, using the letters in the anagram X-RAYS HUNG PIVOTED:

A new puzzle in just a bit.

Thanks,

--Dave