Solutions to the Sunday [Did You Hear?] Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle set spelled out a Did you hear? joke.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT…

New puzzles in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

 

Spy Sudoku for 11/1/2026: PRISM

Today's keyword is PRISM.
Drop "R" and use the remaining letters to solve the 4x4 puzzle.
Add "E" to the keyword to supply the letters to solve the 6x6 puzzle.
Solve the 5x5 to discover a keyword anagram.

One or both of today’s hidden words may be less familiar; your Sudoku skills will reveal all!

-R

PRISM

+E

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

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Solutions to yesterday's Spy Sudoku puzzles

Yesterday's Spy Sudoku keyword: TAXED
4x4 (TAXED - X): DATE
6x6 (TAXED + I): TAXIED

Thanks,
--Dave

 

New Word Sudoku (Did you hear?) Puzzles for Sunday, 11/1/2026

Did you hear about the new frog movie? It's simply ribbiting.

A Did you hear? joke is really a bad Dad joke in disguise. The badder, the better! Every other Sunday in 2026, I'll challenge you to groan even louder.

IMAGED
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle contains these letters exactly once

WORTHY
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains these letters exactly once

SUNK
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x2 square and set of circled cells contains these letters exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid

Did you hear about …

GLARES
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle contains these letters exactly once

HILT
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x2 square and set of circled cells contains these letters exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

(All puzzles and text contained in this blog are copyright © 2008-2026, David H. Thompson. All rights reserved.
Please tell your puzzle-loving friends to follow this blog. Thank you!)

 

Solutions to the Saturday Paraprosdokian Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday’s Qudoku puzzle sets spelled out wordplay known as a paraprosdokian.

The Sunday Challenge in a few hours.

Thanks,
--Dave

 

Spy Sudoku for 10/31/2026: TAXED

Today's keyword is TAXED.
Drop "X" and use the remaining letters to solve the 4x4 puzzle.
Add "I" to the keyword to supply the letters to solve the 6x6 puzzle.

Today’s hidden words should be familiar to most players.

-X

TAXED

+I

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

 

Solutions to yesterday's Spy Sudoku puzzles

Yesterday's Spy Sudoku keyword: CHURN
4x4 (CHURN - H): CURN
6x6 (CHURN + A): RAUNCH

Thanks,
--Dave

 

New Word Sudoku (Paraprosdokian Sudoku!) Puzzles for Saturday, 10/31/2026

Sea captains … don’t like crew cuts.

A paraprosdokian is wordplay where the latter part of a statement forces you to reinterpret the first part. The phrase intentionally leads you in one direction—misleads you into thinking one way—and then abruptly changes direction, ending with the unexpected twist. The origin of the word is Greek, meaning "against expectation."

Most of the statements in these weekly blog posts are actual paraprosdokians; you might possibly dispute a few. But since they’re still fun plays on words, I’m sharing them anyway.

Because paraprosdokians come in two parts, I present each part as a separate quote, each revealed by solving its own set of word Sudoku puzzles.

FJORDS
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

KELVIN
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

PACT
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x2 square and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid to spell out the quote

LOVING
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

DECAFS
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

MYTH
4x4 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x2 square and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid to spell out the quote

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

 

Solutions to Friday's Word Sudoku Puzzles

Yesterday's 5x5 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in HT + SIX (SIXTH) and the 7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in FLOE + SIX (SEXFOIL).

The Saturday paraprosdokian in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

 

Spy Sudoku for 10/30/2026: CHURN

Spy Sudoku is my new word game based on Word Sudoku. Each day, you're given a 5-letter word, and told which letter to take away or add, to solve a 4x4 and 6x6 Word Sudoku puzzle.

Fair warning! These puzzles use more than just the common words you undoubtedly know; they also include rare, obsolete, and archaic words, scientific terms, and even names of people and places. This is because the rules of Sudoku don't require you to know the word to solve the puzzle. Most of the week, the hidden words are ones you'll probably recognize—common and familiar. Some days, especially Fridays and Sundays, you may encounter unfamiliar words. But the logic of Sudoku will always lead you to the answers, and you might learn some new words!

On Sundays, you'll also be challenged to solve a 5x5 puzzle spelling out an anagram of the 5-letter word.

I'd love your feedback! Please use the blog comment feature to let me know what works for you, and what doesn't.

Today’s keyword is CHURN.
Drop "H" and use the remaining letters to solve the 4x4 puzzle.
Add "A" to the keyword to supply the letters to solve the 6x6 puzzle.

One or both of today’s hidden words may be less familiar; your Sudoku skills will reveal all!

-H

CHURN

+A

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

Solutions to yesterday's Spy Sudoku puzzles

Yesterday's Spy Sudoku keyword: SHOYU
4x4 (SHOYU - U): HOYS
6x6 (SHOYU + T): YOUTHS

Thanks,
--Dave

 

New Word Sudoku Puzzles for Friday, 10/30/2026

HT + SIX
5x5 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells out in the shaded cells

FLOE + SIX
7x7 Hidden Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column and enclosed shape contains these letters exactly once
The hidden word spells out in the shaded cells

Solutions first thing in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave

 

Solution to Thursday's Word Sudoku Puzzle

Yesterday's 10x10 Hidden Word Sudoku puzzle was based on the letters in PUN MODE + SIX (MISEXPOUND).

New puzzles in a bit.

Thanks,
--Dave

 

Spy Sudoku for 10/29/2026: SHOYU

Today's keyword is SHOYU.
Drop "U" and use the remaining letters to solve the 4x4 puzzle.
Add "T" to the keyword to supply the letters to solve the 6x6 puzzle.

Today’s hidden words should be familiar to most players.

-U

SHOYU

+T

Solutions tomorrow morning.

Thanks,
--Dave