Extra Word Sudoku Puzzle for Saturday, 7/18/2009

What sort of day was it?”

Walter Cronkite died yesterday, after a long illness. He was 92.

Late yesterday, I talked about "America's most trusted journalist" in this blog, relating my own past experience in the same line of business. And since this is primarily a word puzzle blog rather than simply my meanderings, I provided you a Qudoku puzzle set spelling out Cronkite’s famous signoff line, “And that’s the way it is.”

Beginning about 1950, before Cronkite anchored the nightly newscast, he set up and ran the news department at the Washington, D.C. CBS station, where he and his colleagues invented at least half a dozen news/public affairs shows intended to provide perspective, while also being interesting.

(When I coach executives in media interviewing, I always remind them that TV news is an oxymoron: oil and water. You can shake it all you want, but it will always separate. News means facts and information; TV, the medium for delivery, means emotion and nonverbal communication. A good TV news reporter knows how—and how much—to mix them, delivering the facts, information and perspective, all the while keeping you watching through emotional connection. In 90 seconds or less!)

To me—a young child at the time—Cronkite and crew’s most interesting work in the mid 1950’s was “You Are There,” a TV show that re-created historical events, reporting them as if they were breaking news. And as they would again do years later on the nightly newscast, Cronkite and his writers found a signature line for the end that, at least for my generation, became memorable.

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

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

THINKS
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 quote

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Friday’s Extra Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s extra Qudoku puzzle set was in honor of legendary journalist Walter Cronkite, who died yesterday. His sign-off was also legendary for its simplicity and its truth.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 7/18/2009

Don't you know my name?" asked Tom swiftly.

A Tom Swifty is an adverbial pun that simultaneously describes a speaker and refers to 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 hardly ever said "said" and rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style.

HINDMOST
Swifty Sudoku: 8x8 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x4 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

VERY LACK
8x8 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x4 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the words 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

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word INTRODUCE.

The Saturday Swifty Qudoku puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Extra Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 7/17/2009

A great man died this evening.

Walter Cronkite passed away after a long illness. He was 92.

Did you know that news anchors in Sweden are called “Kronkiters”?

The attribution “anchorman” was invented to fit Walter Cronkite.

I was a news anchor, reporter and producer for 20 years. I know what the job means. I was proud of being a reporter; I wanted to be an anchor to make money—because, the star system being what it is, anchors make more money than reporters. Not fair, but: there you are. Anchors get the easier schedule, and what fame comes with the job—not as much as you might think.

But reporting is where the action is. And if you take it seriously and do it right, where the importance lies: You’re responsible for delivering perspective to your viewers, listeners, readers. And with TV as your medium, you’re providing that perspective emotionally.

Walter Cronkite was a print/wire journalist long before he became a TV news reporter and anchorman. He embodied everything the next generation of TV news journalists—me and my colleagues, now in our 50’s!—wanted to be, wanted to do.

I never met Cronkite; I began my career in radio in 1980, but didn’t jump into TV until the fall of 1981, a few months after Cronkite passed CBS’s torch to Dan Rather. But I became a TV news reporter partly because of him.

I grew up with Cronkite in my living room. I heard him tell me President Kennedy was dead (Dan Rather actually broke the news, as a street reporter on the scene). Cronkite told us about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and RFK; Watergate and the Iranian hostage crisis. He anchored the news that provided America perspective through the Vietnam War and landing on the moon, where he was almost giddy in his excitement: an excitement and awe we shared as a nation, through him.

Little wonder that Americans not only believed him: we believed in him.

Cronkite’s famous sign-off line will be remembered for all time.

IT HAD NEWS
9x9 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and set of circled cells contains the letters in the phrase exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid to spell out the quote

Solution in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 7/17/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word INTRODUCE.

INTRODUCE
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word BULKHEADS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 7/16/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word BULKHEADS.

BULKHEADS
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in the anagram HUE PAVING.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 7/15/2009

Today’s 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram HUE PAVING.

HUE PAVING
9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains 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 Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words WHARF SIDE.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 7/14/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words WHARF SIDE.

WHARF SIDE
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word NEWSGROUP.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 7/13/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word NEWSGROUP.

NEWSGROUP
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains 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

Yesterday’s Sunday Challenge Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in the anagram AWL RIVET JOHN.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 7/12/2009

Today’s 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram AWL RIVET JOHN.

AWL RIVET JOHN
Sunday Challenge: 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x4 rectangle contains 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

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Solutions to the Saturday Swifty Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle set spelled out an adverbial pun known as a Tom Swifty. This one shows Tom needs to learn the difference between inside and outside voices.

The Sunday Challenge, a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, in just a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 7/11/2009

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

A Tom Swifty is an adverbial pun that simultaneously describes a speaker and refers to 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 hardly ever said "said" and rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style.

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

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

JUMPED
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

Solution to 7/10/2009 State Sudoku

Yesterday’s State Sudoku puzzle asked you to name the state and its two nicknames, given two sets of two 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzles and this clue:

This state entered the union on July 10, 1890, the 44th state.

The answers: Wyoming: The Cowboy State and Wyoming: The Equality State



Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words KEOGH PLAN.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 7/10/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words KEOGH PLAN.

KEOGH PLAN
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku

This state entered the union on July 10, 1890, the 44th state.

NOT BE A
6X6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

WHIMSY
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and the set of circled cells contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once; copy the numbered letters into the corresponding cells of the quote grid to unveil the state nickname (on the first line) and the state name (on the last).

As it turns out, this state has two nicknames! Here's the other one:

EIGHTY
6X6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

SALMON
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and the set of circled cells contain the letters in the word or phrase exactly once; copy the numbered letters into the corresponding cells of the quote grid to unveil the state nickname (on the first line) and the state name (on the last).

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word FORELIMBS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 7/9/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word FORELIMBS.

FORELIMBS
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word XEROPHILY.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 7/8/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word XEROPHILY (a noun, meaning a state of living in a dry environment).

XEROPHILY
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word PURLOINED.

A new Word Sudoku puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 7/7/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word PURLOINED.

PURLOINED
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word GARNISHED.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave