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 MIGHTY SOLDER.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 1/24/2010

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

MIGHTY SOLDER
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.

Just a reminder: In the first half of February, I’ll introduce you to a new kind of Qudoku puzzle set I call KeyWord Sudoku. After you solve the Word Sudoku puzzles and fill in the letters in a quote grid full of common sayings, you have to GUESS the keyword contained in each saying—but left out of the sayings in the quote.

And in the second half of February, I’ll explore with you the meaning of the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac—using Qudoku puzzle sets.

Thanks,
--Dave

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. You have my permission to print single copies for your individual solving pleasure, but you may not collect or further distribute these puzzles in any way without my explicit written permission. Please contact me through this blog's comment feature. And 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 trying to say quod erat demonstrandum, "which was to be demonstrated."

The Sunday Challenge, a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, in just a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 1/23/2010

We’re dying to hear from you," Tom croaked.

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.

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

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

GLOVES
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 Hidden Sudoku puzzle was based on the anagram WET ROUNDS.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 1/22/2010

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

WET ROUNDS
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 Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Thursday, 1/21/2010

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

SHAKEDOWN
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 Puzzles

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

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Wednesday, 1/20/2010

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

REACTIONS
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 GATHERS UP.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Tuesday, 1/19/2010

Today’s 9x9 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the words GATHERS UP.

GATHERS UP
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 Qudoku puzzle set with four Word Sudoku puzzles commemorated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzle for Monday, 1/18/2010

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the 25th national celebration of his life (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. national holiday in 1986).

King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, for leading non-violent resistance to end racial prejudice in America.

King was assassinated in April 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, the day after he gave his famous "I've been to the mountaintop" speech, in which he acknowledged he knew he was a target, but that he wasn't afraid. What a powerful statement he made that day!

But at his funeral, mourners heard a replay of a different speech, one from February 4, 1968. King's "Drum Major Instinct" sermon was an adaptation of a 1952 homily ‘‘Drum-Major Instincts’’ by Methodist preacher J. Wallace Hamilton. In this sermon, King encouraged his congregation to seek greatness, but to do so through service and love. And King concluded ... by imagining his own funeral.

… every now and then I ask myself, "What is it that I would want said?"…

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

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

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

SPYING
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

Solution 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 DIGEST OF PLAN.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

Sunday Challenge: New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Sunday, 1/17/2010

Today’s 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle is based on the letters in the anagram DIGEST OF PLAN.

DIGEST OF PLAN
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.

Please don’t forget to keep visiting! In the first half of February, I’ll introduce you to a new kind of Qudoku puzzle set—a KeyWord Sudoku puzzle. After you solve the Word Sudoku puzzles and fill in the letters in a quote grid full of common sayings, you then have to GUESS the keyword contained in each saying—a word left out of the sayings in the quote. I’ll provide you 11 KeyWord Sudoku puzzles over a two-week stretch.

And in mid-February, on the first day of the New Year according to the Chinese Calendar, I’ll use Qudoku puzzle sets to explain the individual meanings of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. That mini-theme will last 12 straight days!

Thanks,
--Dave

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved. You have my permission to print single copies for your individual solving pleasure, but you may not collect or further distribute these puzzles in any way without my explicit written permission. Please contact me through this blog's comment feature. And 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 count his chickens prematurely.

The Sunday Challenge, a 12x12 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle, in just a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku (Swifty Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 1/16/2010

... and lose a few," said Tom winsomely.

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.

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

TALKED
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 Classic Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the word DEMULSIFY.

A new puzzle in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

New Word Sudoku Puzzle for Friday, 1/15/2010

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

DEMULSIFY
9x9 Classic Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and 3x3 square contains the letters in the word or phrase exactly once

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave