New Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for Thursday, 9/17/2009

Quick! What’s today? I’m willing to bet you didn’t know this is a day proclaimed by the U.S. Congress! September 17 is Constitution Day, or Citizenship Day, marking the anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Congress established this national holiday just a few years ago, in 2004.

According to http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_pre.html, the U.S. Constitution was written by several committees over the summer of 1787; the one committee most responsible for the final form, the "Committee of Stile and Arrangement," presented the Constitutional Convention with the final draft in mid-September. Some pretty famous names from American history were on this committee: Alexander Hamilton, William Johnson, Rufus King, James Madison and Gouverneur Morris.


photo: Wikimedia Commons

Haven’t heard much of that last guy, with the unusual first name? I know I didn’t cover him in any history class! But history remembers him well: In New York, a town and a county village are both named Gouverneur in his honor; and a WW II U.S. Liberty (cargo) ship was named the SS Gouverneur Morris. But more to the point here: The text of the Preamble and much of the final draft of the U.S. Constitution is usually attributed to Gouverneur Morris.




According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouverneur_Morris), Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states at a time in our history when most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states.

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

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

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

JUNGLE
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 Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 9/16/2009

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

WARBLINGS
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 words LAKE HURON.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 9/15/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words LAKE HURON.

LAKE HURON
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 TEACHINGS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Monday, 9/14/2009

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

TEACHINGS
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’s Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle set remembered Grandparents Day and the wonder lady who founded it.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 9/13/2009

Grandparents are our heritage and are essential members of our families and communities.”

Photo: M McQuade
photo courtesy http://www.grandparents-day.org/

A West Virginia coal miner’s wife founded this day, Grandparents Day, in 1973. Marian McQuade raised 15 children! And no fewer than 40 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren benefited from her passion! The quote above is from http://www.grandparents-day.net/. Mrs. McQuade died almost exactly a year ago, at the age of 91. A tribute to her is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/v/PUpHZKaeR3w.

Today’s Qudoku puzzle set spells out the purposes of this day: to pay honor and show respect for those who have led the way for the rest of us.

This day has a threefold purpose:…”

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

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

PROVED
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

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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 find his antacids quickly.

We’ll celebrate a little-known holiday in just a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 9/12/2009

" 2 bdrm furn w 5 appl," said Tom aptly.

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.

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

EIGHTY
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 two Qudoku puzzle sets commemorated 9/11.




A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for Friday, 9/11/2009

Today we remember 9/11/2001. I think it’s a sad sign of our times when you can search for “9/11” and instead of many memorials to the heroes who lost their lives saving others, you find dozens of Web sites dedicated to proving the tragedy was partly or wholly a government hoax.

Today I choose to remember statements made that day or shortly thereafter that demonstrate the best in our species and in our nation. First, from a hero; second, from our then-leader.

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

TAYLOR
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



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

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

VERILY
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 Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday’s Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the words ARMS DEPOT.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 9/10/2009

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words ARMS DEPOT.

ARMS DEPOT
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 9/9/2009 State Sudoku

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

This state entered the union on September 9, 1850, the 31st state.

The answers: California: The Golden State

Thanks,
--Dave

Solution to Wednesday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Celebrating United States History: State Sudoku

This state entered the union on September 9, 1850, the 31st state.

SORTED
6X6 Word Sudoku Puzzle

IN HALF
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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