Wordy Wednesday 659: Sudokurostic 9

WORDY WEDNESDAY #657
LOGICROSSWORD 16 (answer)

Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Derek Allen **
Michael Lebowitz *
Randy Rogers **
Russ Kale **
Kevin Orfield **
Marie desJardins **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
Steve Levy **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #658
MINI TOUCHWORD 7 (hint)

As of this writing, 14 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #659
SUDOKUROSTIC 9
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Solve the clues by writing one letter per blank; the clues are alphabetized by the answers as a solving aid. Transfer the letters to the corresponding spaces and fill in the remaining spaces to form a valid sudoku, but with 9 different letters instead of numbers. (Each row, column, and box must contain those 9 letters in some order.) Treat the finished grid as a word search and look for a 6-letter word, which is this puzzle’s final answer. 

Extraterrestrial being __ __ __ __ __
                       B3 F2 F7 H6 C8
Home ____ 2: Lost in New York (1992 film) __ __ __ __ __
                                          F6 H4 H8 B4 D4
Astrological sign represented by a goat __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                        F4 H2 B2 F8 B6 D7 D2 H3 G6
“Everything must go!” type of sale __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                   B8 D6 F3 C4 C6 D8 H7 C2 G8
Roaring animal in the MGM logo __ __ __ __
                               B7 G2 G4 D3

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 5-letter word for "Bat from the Sonic the Hedgehog games"?

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