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(Published on 29. September 2024, 21:39 by Kafkapharnaum)

A curiosity with a broader purpose. Huge thanks to MattDdraig for testing!
For those interested, this puzzle was inspired by various similarly themed ones, especially those by ste221093, starwarigami and Stavros96. You can find them (as well as a few others) here

Play on Sudokupad

(For those who don’t know, the Sudokupad app has a Letter Tool that can be toggled on in the settings [found by clicking the cog icon], which will obviously be an advantage in this puzzle, although unfortunately, Matt has alerted me to the fact that this tool is limited on mobile, so keyboard and paper solvers are at an advantage in this one)



RULES

Normal sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1 to 9 in each row, column, and 3x3 box

CROSSWORD SCRABBLE
– Each of the digit 1-9 represents a distinct letter from A to Z, as well as the value of that letter. The letters and their values have to be determined by the solver
– The letters must form words matching the crossword definitions below, and the position of these words on the Scrabble board must match the tiles shown, such that their total value, per the Scrabble rules further below, equals the value indicated for each word, knowing that three of them include the value of an additional, incidental two letter word in their total:

(5) – A shrug-type vocal expression.
(20) – Preferable not to lose it. And to keep it cool.
(26) – Arguably the most used word ever, just look.
(27) – Mushroom hat wearer, not a frog. But also a frog.
(38) – Not always found by or with a GPS.
(38) – Good to have with puzzles (and Scrabble…).
(40) – May, without the middle.
(52) – Man. Legend...
(52) – A band’s first baby.
(58) – Becomes next level with a syllable switch.
(75) – One of procrastinators’ worst enemies.
(273) – A wild field, not a soprano. But also a Soprano.

Some squares of the board (multipliers) affect the score:
Red: Word score is tripled (two at once = x9)
Purple: Word score is doubled (two at once = x4)
Dark Blue: Tile value is tripled
Light Blue: Tile value is doubled

– Multipliers used in one turn cannot be reused in other turns, thus reused tiles are only worth their normal value in all subsequent turns
– The order in which the game was played is indicated by the small numbers in the top left corner of some cells




Solution code: The 'extra word' in the tray, followed by the hidden (untiled) word in column 8, followed by the first five digits of Row 9 (left to right)

Last changed on on 23. October 2024, 03:48

Solved by MattYDdraig, lstefan2002, bodemeister
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Comments

on 5. October 2024, 21:37 by Kafkapharnaum
(Difficulty update)

Last changed on 5. October 2024, 03:49

on 4. October 2024, 16:48 by lstefan2002
I am more than happy that I managed to solve this :)) a beautiful nonetheless! Thank you for the 2 hours of fun that I had solving this <3
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Thank you so much for the solve and kind words, and bravo for pulling through! I'm very pleased to hear you had fun solving the puzzle :D

Last changed on 30. September 2024, 03:50

on 30. September 2024, 03:46 by MattYDdraig
The solution code was fun to try to get with no letters on my grid ;)
Seriously, this was a great puzzle.
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Hahaha, yeah I would imagine XD! Major congrats again solving this with the handicap of being on mobile AND then finding the solution code, you rule! Thanks so much again for testing and for claiming your solve here -- glad you enjoyed the ride :D

on 30. September 2024, 00:36 by Kafkapharnaum
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Difficulty:5
Rating:N/A
Solved:3 times
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ID:000K2C

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