Solution to 3/4/2010 State Sudoku (Capitals)

Yesterday’s State Sudoku puzzle asked you to name the state and its capital, given a 10x10 Word Sudoku puzzle and this clue:

This state entered the union on March 4, 1791, the 14th state.

The answers: Montpelier, Vermont

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku (Capitals)

This state entered the union on March 4, 1791, the 14th state.

MINT PLOVER
10x10 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x5 rectangle and set of circled cells contains 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 capital (on the first line) and the state name (on the last)

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(Word Sudoku puzzles and text ©2010, David H. Thompson. All Rights Reserved. Please contact author through the blog for usage permission.)

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 3/4/2010

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

NEIGHBORS
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 3/3/2010 State Sudoku (Capitals)

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

This state entered the union on March 3, 1845, the 27th state.

The answers: Tallahassee, Florida

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words SKI JUMPER.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku (Capitals)

This state entered the union on March 3, 1845, the 27th state.

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

DO SAIL
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains 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 capital (on the first line) and the state name (on the last)

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(Word Sudoku puzzles and text ©2010, David H. Thompson. All Rights Reserved. Please contact author through the blog for usage permission.)

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 3/3/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words SKI JUMPER.

SKI JUMPER
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

Solutions to Yesterday’s Extra Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s two Qudoku puzzle sets spelled out two people’s six-word memoirs, as published in the wonderful book “Not quite what I was planning: six-word memoirs by writers famous and obscure” (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061713716/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0061719439&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0NFF027F8XGDWRFB6XG7), Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith, Editors, SMITH Magazine (www.SMITHMag.net).

Visit the Web site to subscribe to the daily podcast of six-word memoirs.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Tuesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Extra Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 3/2/2010

You know that I love spending time in good bookstores. I was in Border’s recently, and came across a fabulously pithy book, “It all changed in an instant: more six-word memoirs”, Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith, Editors, SMITH Magazine (www.SMITHMag.net). Pithy? The editors asked visitors to the storytelling Web site SMITH Magazine to submit stories of their lives…in exactly six words! The book I came across today is the fourth of their collected responses. Genius. You should read all of them:

• “Not quite what I was planning: six-word memoirs by writers famous and obscure” (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061713716/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0061719439&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0NFF027F8XGDWRFB6XG7)
  
• “Six-word memoirs on love & heartbreak” (http://www.amazon.com/Six-Word-Memoirs-Love-Heartbreak-Writers/dp/0061714623/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c))
  
• “I can't keep my own secrets: six-word memoirs by teens famous & obscure” (http://www.amazon.com/Cant-Keep-My-Own-Secrets/dp/0061726842/ref=pd_sim_b_3))
  
• “It all changed in an instant: more six-word memoirs by writers famous & obscure” (http://www.amazon.com/All-Changed-Instant-Six-Word-Memoirs/dp/0061719439)

I’ve chosen two examples from the latest book “It all changed in an instant” just to convey the flavor. The three Word Sudoku puzzles feed both quote grids.

CONFAB
6-Word Qudoku: 6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x3 rectangle contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

PHLEGM
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x3 rectangle contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

SQUIRT
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x3 rectangle contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in both quote grids to spell out the two six-word quotes

Solutions tomorrow morning. If I’ve succeeded in teasing you with these six-word quotes, you can go to SMITH Magazine’s Web site and subscribe to its daily podcast of six-word memoirs: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SixwordMemoirPodcast.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 3/2/2010

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

DECIGRAMS
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 3/1/2010 State Sudoku (Capitals) II

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

This state entered the union on March 1, 1867, the 37th state.

The answers: Lincoln, Nebraska

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to 3/1/2010 State Sudoku (Capitals) I

Yesterday’s first State Sudoku puzzle asked you to name the state and its capital, given a 9x9 Word Sudoku puzzle and this clue:

This state entered the union on March 1, 1803, the 17th state.

The answers: Columbus, Ohio

Thanks,
--Dave

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

Each pair of yesterday’s Hidden Word Sudoku puzzles was based on the same anagram (STORM AIDE and A ZERO MIST, respectively), and the hidden word of the first puzzle in each pair was related…but each separate puzzle still spelled out a different 9-letter word.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Monday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku (Capitals) II

This state also entered the union on March 1, but in 1867, the 37th state.

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

SILKEN
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains 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 capital (on the first line) and the state name (on the last)

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(Word Sudoku puzzles and text ©2010, David H. Thompson. All Rights Reserved. Please contact author through the blog for usage permission.)

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku (Capitals) I

This state entered the union on March 1, 1803, the 17th state.

BOILS MUCH
9x9 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 3x3 square and set of circled cells contains 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 capital (on the first line) and the state name (on the last)

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(Word Sudoku puzzles and text ©2010, David H. Thompson. All Rights Reserved. Please contact author through the blog for usage permission.)

Extra (Hidden!) Word Sudoku Puzzles for Monday, 3/1/2010

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

Each pair of today’s four 9x9 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzles is based on the same anagram.

STORM AIDE
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

STORM AIDE
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

A ZERO MIST
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

A ZERO MIST
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 Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 3/1/2010

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

VAPORIZED
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

Solutions to Sunday morning’s Extra Word Sudoku Puzzles

Sunday’s extra Qudoku puzzle set challenged you to uncover the two names from Native American traditions for the year’s second full moon.

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 PLAYS HI TENOR.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave