DoubleDoku

the long version

Double the Challenges, Double the Solving Pleasure These tricky puzzles combine the best of traditional sudoku with acrostic wordplay. Start by solving the clues: the first letter of each clue has been replaced with a blank, so first you have to figure out what's missing. Next, write down the answers in the accompanying numbered spaces. Then, place those letters in the correspondingly numbered squares in the grid. Each square comes from two different clues for a final punny hint to a nine-letter word hidden in the sudoku grid. You'll need to work both sides of your brain with the wordplay of the clues and the logic of the sudoku puzzles to solve the unique conundrums in Double-doku.