New Word Qudoku Puzzle for Friday, 2/5/2010

Day five of my new kind of Word Sudoku puzzle I call a KeyWord Qudoku puzzle. First solve the Word Sudoku puzzles to generate letters to fill in a quote grid full of common sayings. Each saying contains the same keyword. Then guess the common keyword.

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

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

FONDLY
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 each saying; then fill in the keyword common to all the sayings

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Thursday's KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s KeyWord Qudoku puzzle set played off another common keyword: four.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 2/4/2010

Day four of my new kind of Word Sudoku puzzle I call a KeyWord Qudoku puzzle. Solve the Word Sudoku puzzles to generate letters to fill in a quote grid full of common sayings. Each saying contains the same keyword. Then guess the common keyword.

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

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

WRONGS
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 each saying; then fill in the keyword common to all the sayings

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Wednesday's KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s KeyWord Qudoku puzzle set played off another common keyword: double.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 2/3/2010

I’m continuing the new kind of Word Sudoku puzzle I call a KeyWord Qudoku puzzle. First you solve several Word Sudoku puzzles to generate letters to fill in a quote grid full of common sayings. Each saying contains the same keyword. Then you guess the common keyword from the context of the sayings.

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

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

FAT OWL
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 each saying; then fill in the keyword common to all the sayings

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Tuesday's KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s KeyWord Qudoku puzzle set played off another common keyword: half.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 2/2/2010

Today we continue our brief exploration of a new kind of Word Sudoku puzzle I call a KeyWord Qudoku puzzle, where you solve Word Sudoku puzzles to generate letters to fill in a quote grid full of common sayings. Each saying contains the same keyword. Only I don’t tell you the keyword! You have to guess it from the context of the sayings.

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

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

ADVERB
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 each saying; then fill in the keyword common to all the sayings

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Yesterday's Extra (Hidden!) Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s four Anagram Hidden Word Sudoku puzzles were all based on the same anagram TRAIN LEGS, but each spelled a different 9-letter word.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Monday's KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s blog entry introduced a new kind of Word Sudoku puzzle I’ve created—what I call a KeyWord Qudoku puzzle. It spelled out a series of common sayings, exposing a keyword common to all of them—in this case, the first keyword in the first display of this kind of puzzle.

Did you guess correctly? Please let me know what you think of this new kind of puzzle: Make a comment!

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Extra (Hidden!) Word Sudoku Puzzles for Monday, 2/1/2010

Once a month all year long I’m tossing a new challenge your way: a sequence of Hidden Word Sudoku puzzles at you that may appear all the same! They’re not.

All four of today’s 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzles are based on the same letters in the anagram TRAIN LEGS.

TRAIN LEGS
Anagram Sudoku: 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

TRAIN LEGS
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

TRAIN LEGS
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

TRAIN LEGS
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

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

New KeyWord Qudoku Puzzle for Monday, 2/1/2010

As promised, today we begin a series of a new kind of Qudoku puzzles I call KeyWord Qudoku. As you’ve undoubtedly discovered by visiting this blog over the past two years, a "Qudoku" puzzle is a combination of one or more Word Sudoku puzzles and a quote grid; when you solve the Word Sudoku puzzles, you copy circled-and-numbered letters to their corresponding cells in the quote grid, (perhaps slowly) spelling out a quote. In past months, we’ve used quote grids to pay tribute to famous speakers; remember memorable phrases; and commemorate notable events, programs and/or birthdays.

Today we’ll use the quote grid to spell out a series of common sayings, each using the same keyword. Only: I won’t give you the keyword.

Your job is to solve the Word Sudoku puzzles; transfer the circled-and-numbered letters into the quote grid to spell out the various slogans; and then GUESS the common keyword!

Over the next two weeks, I’ll provide you ten KeyWord Sudoku puzzles. See how you do!

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

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

FOUGHT
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 each saying; then fill in the keyword common to all the sayings

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to the Sunday Challenge Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Sunday Challenge 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in the anagram LIT SAW HUNGRY.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave