Wordy Wednesday 602: Sudokurostic

WORDY WEDNESDAY #600
PENT WORDS 120 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Derek Allen **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Pavel Curtis **
Randy Rogers **
Russ Kale **
Kevin Orfield **
Patrick Jordan *
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #601
FOXGERYPTICS 19 (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 #602
SUDOKUROSTIC
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron M. Sean Molley. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!
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.

Register __ __ __ __ __ __
         E1 D6 F6 I7 I1 B6
The “p” in the physics equation p=mv __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                     C1 C9 D2 I9 I3 G9 A3 F4
Orange-clad ninja in a popular manga and anime __ __ __ __ __ __
                                               A1 A9 D8 H4 F2 D4
Feeling of intense fear __ __ __ __ __ __
                        A5 H2 I5 A7 H6 B2
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s third vice president __ __ __ __ __ __
                                             B8 G1 F8 E9 H8 B4

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 5-letter word for "Mammal known for holding hands while sleeping"?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7, Episode 8 (Meta): A Musical Meta

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7"): click here

Episode 1 (Five Easy Pieces): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 19 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Meteorological Mystery): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 3 (App-y Days Are Here Again): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 4 (Texas Fever): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

 Episode 5 (Picture This): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 6 (Yet Another Baseball Baffler): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 7 (I’ve “Add” It Up to Here!): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

 

The total number of points scored is 6150. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank of West Central Texas is $61.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank of West Central Texas will actually receive $246.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints. These 7 answers will also be necessary for solving the meta below.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME

SEASON 7, EPISODE 8 (META):

A MUSICAL META

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Kevin has composed a short song in honor of a deer (a female deer) who was his music teacher in
elementary school! Now that he’s written this masterpiece, what should Kevin do next?

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(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 150 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 8's hint, and then the week after for all of the solutions. Good luck!

Wordy Wednesday 601: Foxgeryptics 19

WORDY WEDNESDAY #599
ANACROSSWORD 39 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Derek Allen **
James Haddad **
Michael Lebowitz **
Pavel Curtis *
Randy Rogers *
Russ Kale **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #600
PENT WORDS 120 (hint)

As of this writing, 13 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 #601
FOXGERYPTICS 19
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Cathy Bowen. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!

Insert a single letter in each space of each grid so that each row and column spells a word from left to right or top to bottom (including the given letters outside the grid).

Arrange the letters in the shaded spaces to form the final answer, a Scrabble-legal (unhyphenated, uncapitalized, etc.) 8-letter word.

 

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's an 8-letter word for "The 'p' in the physics equation p=mv"?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7, Episode 7: I’ve “Add” It Up to Here!

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7"): click here

Episode 1 (Five Easy Pieces): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 19 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Meteorological Mystery): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 3 (App-y Days Are Here Again): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 4 (Texas Fever): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

 Episode 5 (Picture This): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 6 (Yet Another Baseball Baffler): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

 

The total number of points scored is 5200. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank of West Central Texas is $52.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank of West Central Texas will actually receive $208.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME

SEASON 7, EPISODE 7:

I’VE “ADD” IT UP TO HERE!

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These sums are making Kevin cross! Use your mathematical prowess to help him make the right totals across and down.

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(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 7's hint and Episode 8's puzzle, a meta requiring the 7 previous answers to be solved. Good luck!

Wordy Wednesday 600: Pent Words 120

WORDY WEDNESDAY #598
SPICY GERMAN SAUSAGE 6 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Derek Allen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Randy Rogers **
Russ Kale **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #599
ANACROSSWORD 39 (hint)

As of this writing, 11 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 #600
PENT WORDS 120
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In this puzzle, you must divide the grid into pentominoes (regions containing five cells each), and write a letter in each cell. The rows, reading from left to right, will contain the words hinted at by the Across clues. The letters in the pentominoes, in reading order (left to right starting with the top row), will form the words hinted at by the Pentominoes clues; these clues are presented in no particular order. (In the example, the rows spell PLANT, SHARE, and BITES, and the pentominoes spell the words PLANS, TREES, and HABIT.) Use the ACROSS answers to determine where the pentominoes are.

ACROSS (two answers per row):
1 “Well done!” / Very angry
2 ____ Jam: A New Legacy (2021 film) / Model airplane wood, often
3 Ghost / What a deceiver might pull over your eyes
4 Periods of time in the name of Taylor Swift’s sixth concert tour / Shelter for aircraft
5 Twisting force / Neeson of The A-Team (2010)
6 Old Testament figure who killed an Egyptian / Rigoletto composer
7 “Another One Rides the ____” (“Weird Al” Yankovic song) / Travel website whose parent company is Expedia Group
8 White part of the eye / A Bantu language
9 Famous razor namesake / ____ of the crop
10 Helen who co-founded the ACLU / “This ____” (Faith Hill hit)
PENTOMINOES:
• HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
• THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
• One employed to maintain records
• Mexican cheese dip
• Rotate
• The color blue, in heraldry
• Not quite right
• Goodbye
• “Yeah!” singer
• In grammar, it may be active or passive
• Valuations
• Sepulchers
• Organ that produces bile
• Humped animal
• Sea Salt & ____ (card game depicting origami artwork of sea creatures)
• Came up
• Name of the bear pilot in the 1990-1991 Disney cartoon TaleSpin
• ____ wolfhound
• Quality of a stereotypical Southerner’s accent
• Copper/zinc alloy

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* A pair of Foxgeryptics!

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7, Episode 6: Yet Another Baseball Baffler

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7"): click here

Episode 1 (Five Easy Pieces): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 19 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Meteorological Mystery): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 3 (App-y Days Are Here Again): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 4 (Texas Fever): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

 Episode 5 (Picture This): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

 

The total number of points scored is 4450. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank of West Central Texas is $44.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank of West Central Texas will actually receive $178.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME

SEASON 7, EPISODE 6:

YET ANOTHER BASEBALL BAFFLER

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Kevin has fond, albeit fuzzy, memories of a curious game of baseball which he had played as a pup.

Kevin’s visiting team, the Wolves, batted at the top of each inning, with the home team, the Foxes, batting at the bottom of each inning. The game was called on account of rain after five and a half innings. During each half-inning, only one batter successfully got a hit. Eleven different players got hits: Abel, Drew, Eric, Ezra, Gary, Huck, Leif, Liam, Nash, Raul, and Theo. Their hits consisted of three singles, three doubles, three triples, and two home runs. Using the clues below, determine which player hit in each half-inning and how many bases each hit was for.
1. Abel got a hit during an odd-numbered inning.
2. The two home runs were scored at the bottom of the 2nd and at the top of the 6th. One of the players who hit a home run did so one full inning after teammate Ezra hit a triple; the other one did so one half-inning after opponent Theo hit a single.
3. In the inning in which Drew of the Foxes got a hit, one of the Wolves hit a single.
4. Liam got a hit one full inning before teammate Gary did. Liam hit for fewer bases than Gary did.
5. Nash got a hit sometime before Huck did, but sometime after Eric did.
6. Leif of the Wolves and Raul of the Foxes hit in the same inning. Leif hit for more bases than Raul did.
7. The only two consecutive hits for the same number of bases were the two triples in the top and bottom of the 4th inning. 

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(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 6's hint and Episode 7's puzzle. Good luck!

Wordy Wednesday 599: Anacrossword 39

WORDY WEDNESDAY #597
FRAMELINKS 23 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Derek Allen **
James Haddad **
Michael Lebowitz **
Pavel Curtis *
Randy Rogers **
Russ Kale **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #598
SPICY GERMAN SAUSAGE 6 (hint)

As of this writing, 10 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 #599
ANACROSSWORD 39
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Jeri Feaster. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!

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01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
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__ __ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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• ____: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004 Will Ferrell comedy)
• Whale or dolphin
• Benevolence
• Organic ____
• “For he’s a jolly good ____. . .”
• Material associated with a stereotypical lumberjack’s shirt
• From ____ to toe
• Frenzied
• Dog breed with a reddish coat: 2 wds.
• It often grows on tree bark
• Engage in contemplative reflection
• Took a siesta
• Batman villain with the ability to control plant life: 2 wds.
• Annual college football game in New Orleans: 2 wds.
• Flee, slangily
• Dutch Formula One driver Max
• A neighbor of Saudi Arabia

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 5-letter word for "Name of the bear pilot in the 1990-1991 Disney cartoon TaleSpin"?
* Patron Puzzle #121, which will be delivered on June 8, 2024, exclusively to Patreon supporters at the Super Fan level and up ($5 or more per month), is a pair of Codewords.

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7, Episode 5: Picture This

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 7"): click here

Episode 1 (Five Easy Pieces): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 19 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Meteorological Mystery): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 3 (App-y Days Are Here Again): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 4 (Texas Fever): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

 

The total number of points scored is 3600. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank of West Central Texas is $36.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank of West Central Texas will actually receive $144.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME

SEASON 7, EPISODE 5:

PICTURE THIS

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Can you help Kevin interpret these impossible images?

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(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 5's hint and Episode 6's puzzle. Good luck!