Extra (Top 10) Word Sudoku Puzzle for 4/10/2012

From Wordle.net
If you love words-and you do if you’re spending time on this blog-then you will love today’s extra “Top 10” Qudoku puzzle set listing words that describe words. I love recursion!

Last July, award-winning writer and editor Laura Hale Brockway, ELS, blogged about a dozen unusual words: words that describe words. Check it out at http://impertinentremarks.com/2011/07/12-unusual-words-that-describe-words/, but please solve the two puzzle sets below first!

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

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

NYMPHS
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 unveil the list entries

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

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

MOSTLY
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 unveil the list entries

Solutions in the morning.

Brockway—or Laura Jane, as she signs her blog posts—has come up with a number of word lists I’ve found useful and fun to explore! Check out her blog Impertinent Remarks at http://impertinentremarks.com.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 4/10/2012

Today’s 8x8 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word BLOUSING.

BLOUSING
8x8 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x4 rectangle 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 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word COLINS.

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 4/9/2012

Today’s 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word COLINS.

COLINS
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x3 rectangle 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 KITBAG CENSOR.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 4/8/2012

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Today’s 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram KITBAG CENSOR.

KITBAG CENSOR
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

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008-2012, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. Please tell your puzzle-loving friends to follow this blog. Thank you!)

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 worrying about his legacy--or lack. Or should I say: Tom doesn’t know when to quit--or quit-claim…

BTW, this is as close as I’ve come to apologizing for a Tom Swifty…but…nope! I warned you they’d be groaners! (Have you ever noticed that the sets of letters in groan, agony and angry are pairwise one letter apart?)

The Sunday Challenge in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 4/7/2012

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My pencil is dull," said Tom pointlessly.

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 that will make you groan out loud.

Tom is whining especially loudly today…and long-windedly, too...

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

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

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

SOUGHT
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 Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s 10x10 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word GYROPLANES.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 4/6/2012

Today’s 10x10 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word GYROPLANES.

GYROPLANES
10x10 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x5 rectangle 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 CRAWLINGS.

A new puzzle coming right up!

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 4/5/2012

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

CRAWLINGS
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 anagram LACE TRIMS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 4/4/2012

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

LACE TRIMS
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 8x8 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word INTRADOS.

A new puzzle in two hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 4/3/2012

Today’s 8x8 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word INTRADOS.

INTRADOS
8x8 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x4 rectangle 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 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word CARIBE.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Yesterday’s Extra Word Sudoku (Qudoku) Puzzle

Yesterday’s extra Qudoku puzzle set spelled out five anagrams of what yesterday was: April Fool’s Day.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 4/2/2012

Today’s 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the word CARIBE.

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

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to Yesterday’s Extra “Birthday” Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle set spelled out a quote by Jane Goodall, born on the 3rd of this month in 1934.

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 BACON GUILTED.

A new puzzle in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Extra Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for Sunday, 4/1/2012

As you might guess, I do the daily crosswords in the newspaper. Sundays, I especially enjoy Frank Longo’s Premier Crossword that appears in Portland’s newspaper, The Oregonian. Today, Frank outdid himself in cleverness—which, if you do any of his crosswords, you know is really saying something! He played off seven anagrams of today, each 13 letters (not counting spaces or punctuation, of course).

I present you an extra Qudoku puzzle set in honor of today, inspired by Mr. Longo!

SIP OF LARDY
10x10 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x5 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 descriptions of today

Solutions tomorrow.

Thanks,
--Dave

Extra (Birthday) Word Sudoku Puzzle for 4/1/2012

On the 1st of every month, I’ll present you a Qudoku puzzle set containing a quote from a (semi-)famous person having a birthday sometime this month.

Today’s quote comes from Jane Goodall, born on the 3rd of this month in 1934.

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

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

WINKED
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 unveil the list entries

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 4/1/2012

Today’s 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram BACON GUILTED.

BACON GUILTED
Sunday Challenge: AEIOU Sudoku: 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

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008-2012, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. Please tell your puzzle-loving friends to follow this blog. Thank you!)

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 doesn’t know how to share.

The Sunday Challenge in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave