The New Sudoku Players' Forum

[Bob Hanson]

Solve the following sudoku. Then
use the key below to replace numbers
with letters of the alphabet to reveal
the hidden message.

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.2.|8..|1..
..4|.1.|2..
.7.|2..|..4
---+---+---
.4.|..1|..3
9..|..3|..7
5..|72.|.9.
---+---+---
.3.|...|7..
7..|...|..2
..9|6.7|.8.

A=43 B=36 C=38 D=51 E=34
F=59 G=94 H=89 I=98 J=45
K=19 L=64 M=73 N=37 O=17
P=15 Q=79 R=32 S=25 T=52
U=41 V=69 W=65 X=68 Y=76


Note: If a 2-digit number is not in the key, repeat
the letter before it, skip the FIRST DIGIT, and continue.
So, for example: 893464217 reads "HELLO"

Cheers!

[Carcul]

Hi Bob.

Nice idea you had. Happy holidays to you to, and for all the users of this forum.

Regards, Carcul

[Nick67]

Thanks Bob!

A good-spirited contribution to the forum.

And thanks for including a little something in the puzzle
for the entomologists in the group!

[ExpertNovice]

Thank you for the (for me) VERY difficult puzzle. No, I won't divulge how long it took.

Even the solution was difficult. Ahh, the gift that keeps on giving.

They were puzzles that required me to angle my mind around them.

PS. Same to you and yours.

[Crazy Girl]

i must be doing something wrong, but an online solver solves the puzzle using some contradictions and when one unscrambles the numbers i get
the following message:

rxxuf happy otvve lqqp23 iijbo dnnli aak27w ypcgg sslm81.

i have checked the puzzle twice and still get the same solution, so any 's

[Bob Hanson]

close, but not quite

[MCC]

Crazy Girl, go with what you got , but look at the columns

MCC