In the grid below, place each of the letters A, E, F, I, L, O, S and W exactly once in each row, column and 3×3 box.

S

I

R

*

A

S

N

T

K

N

R

K

S

A

R

*

K

*

T

F

O

A

W

S

I

S

R

W

E

A

I

F

I

I

W

O

In the grid above, place each of the characters A, I, K, N, R, S, T and * exactly once in each row, column and 3×3 box.

A

S

O

W

I

O

I

F

L

W

E

A

Solve the two overlapping code-doku puzzles. When you have completed the puzzle, the shaded squares will form a hidden message read left to right, then top to bottom. Each asterisk (*) represents an unknown character other than the letters in that 9×9 sudoku grid, possibly including numbers, punctuation or special characters. In this puzzle, at least one asterisk represents a punctuation character. You will not be able to complete the puzzle using the sudoku rules alone. You will have to make choices that give a meaningful message.

Difficulty: Easy

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Steve