Wordy Wednesday 614: Sudokurostic 5

WORDY WEDNESDAY #612
LOGICROSSWORD 10 (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 **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #613
FRAMELINKS 25 (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 #614
SUDOKUROSTIC 5
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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.

Rand McNally books __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                   A7 G2 H9 B3 H8 B8 G4
Determine a sum or a quotient __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                              I3 G9 C8 F9 C3 I4 D2 F7 C1
Large French mansion __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                     A6 F8 C6 B1 G3 H4 H2
Wingless parasitic insect __ __ __ __ __
                          B2 C7 B6 D3 H7
Depose, as from a position of power __ __ __ __
                                    D1 G7 I2 A8

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* What's a 5-letter word for "Oppenheimer director Christopher"?

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