I'm a recent convert to Sudoku, but only the easy 1-or 2-star ones in the Monday or Tuesday paper...used to do the sunday LA times crossword, but nowadays I'm busy on Sundays...my biggest word-game addiction used to be the Cryptoquote, it's like decoding spy messages...
and wyndhy, the title for what you're doing is Cruxaverbalist ...at least I think that's how it's spelled...just in case you wanna impress somebody with a fancy-schmancy title...

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