WORDY WEDNESDAY #684
CODEWORDS 33 (answer)
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CODEWORDS 33 (answer)
Cathy Bowen **
Derek Allen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Pavel Curtis **
Randy Rogers *
Russ Kale **
Joshua Richman **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
Steve Levy **
WORDY WEDNESDAY #685
PENT WORDS 137 (hint)
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PENT WORDS 137 (hint)
WORDY WEDNESDAY #686
SUDOKUROSTIC 11
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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. SUDOKUROSTIC 11
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F9 F7 H2 C9
On the whole: 3 wds. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
I3 I8 G1 B3 C2 H7 H4 A7
It shares a land border with Papua New Guinea __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
A4 G6 D1 B1 D8 F2 C7 D6 B8
Took a nap __ __ __ __ __ __ __
G3 I1 D3 A9 B6 G8 C4
In the near future __ __ __ __
A2 F4 I6 H9
COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What's a 4-letter word for "1993 game that pioneered the first-person shooter genre"?
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