{"id":1249,"date":"2013-04-09T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2022-08-09T19:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T02:46:21","slug":"from-the-foxgers-den-13-sudoku-seek-and-spell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/from-the-foxgers-den-13-sudoku-seek-and-spell\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Foxger’s Den #13: Sudoku (Seek and Spell)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sudoku<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n

This is a “Twisted Tuesday” puzzle variation.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> Doctor Sudo-Who? <\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Sudoku<\/a> rules except that instead of the numbers 1-9 this puzzle uses the letters in “WORD BATCH”. Also, clues in the grid represent typical “Seek and Spell\/Kanaore”<\/a> clues; specifically, it must be possible to read each of the words\/phrases listed below the grid by starting at the indicated number, moving one cell in the direction indicated by the arrow, and then continuing to move one cell at a time up, down, left, or right to complete the word\/phrase. No cell may be used more than once in a single path, but the same cell can appear in the paths of different words\/phrases. <\/p>\n

Answer String:<\/b> Enter the 1st column from top to bottom, followed by a comma, followed by the 5th column from top to bottom. Use all capital letters.<\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 5:00, Master = 7:00, Expert = 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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