Presidential Sudoku for 3/15/2015

A President of the United States was born on this day, 3/15. He was 61 years old when he was inducted into office as the 7th President. Solve the Word Sudoku puzzles below to spell out one of his quotes.

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

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

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

WRIGHT
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 a quote from the President born on this date in history

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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New Word Sudoku (Punnish Sudoku) Puzzles for Sunday, 3/15/2015

Old owls never die, they just don't give a hoot.

Like Saturday Swifties, Sunday puns want you to groan out loud. They…never die.

PYEBALDS
8x8 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x4 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 pun

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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Solutions to yesterday’s extra Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s extra Qudoku puzzle set spelled out three stanzas in an ode to pi… on the ultimate pi day of this century, 3/14/15, at 9:26.

The Sunday pun comes your way in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

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's major league dreams are...just dreams.

The Sunday Punnish Word Sudoku in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

Extra Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 3/14/2015

It should be simple, this little Greek ‘p’: …

Happy pi day. Not just for the year, but for the century! Today is 3/14/15. And of course pi to four places is 3.1415. I’m posting this at 9:26 in the morning. And of course pi to seven places is 3.1415926.

We could go on. Like pi. In fact, I’ll give you pi to 1,000 places below.

As I believe I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I once wrote a poem about pi. Actually, an ode to pi. Yes: I was a nerd before the term was coined.

The ode runs four stanzas. I’ll spread the lines of the first one throughout this post, as I provide you the rest in the form of Qudoku puzzles you must solve to read the poem. Of course, you should read it aloud.

The ratio of diameter and periphery. …

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

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

TRUING
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 spell out the second stanza in an ode to pi

But TANSTAAFL: Even in math! …

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

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

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

SYPHON
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 third stanza in an ode to pi

Pi’s digits wander a random path. …

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

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

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

SNUGLY
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 final stanza in an ode to pi

As we compute more, we deepen the mystery.”

Solutions in the morning.

And: pi to 1,000 places:

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 3/14/2015

Oh my goodness!" said Tom graciously.

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 rarely said anything without a qualifying adverb. A Tom Swifty pun is a parody of this style that will make you groan out loud.

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

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

THROWN
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 Hidden Word, Takeaway Letter Sudoku puzzle was based on all the letters in TWOHUSANDFIEY except INW (spelling out YOUTH FADES).

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 3/13/2015

Today’s 10x10 Hidden Word, Takeaway Letter Sudoku puzzle contains all the letters in TWOHUSANDFIEY except three.

(In 2015, every daily puzzle is composed of only the distinct letters in "two thousand fifteen" and "twenty fifteen" (i.e., only the letters TWOHUSANDFIEY). Some days, I'll give you the exact letters; other days I'll only tell you which letters are NOT used, leaving you the extra chore.)

TWOHUSANDFIEY-INW
10x10 Hidden Word, Takeaway Letter Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 2x5 rectangle contains all the remaining letters exactly once
The hidden word or words spell down the diagonal

Solution first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave