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SudokuCrossword

Word SearchCrossnumbers

Number Search

Ages 4-8

FunBeginning

Puzzlesfor Kids

Book 1by Noah Ealyw/Michael Ealy

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Fun Beginning Puzzles for KidsCrossword

Word and Number SearchSudoku

Ages 4-8

byNoah Ealy

with Michael Ealy

BNG Publishing, Inc.Trinity, Florida

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Contents

Introduction ................................... 3Number Search ..............................4Word Search .................................26Crossword ......................................48Number Crossword .......................68Sudoku ...........................................88Answers .......................................110

Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids, Book 1: Crossword, Word and Number Search, Sudoku

Published by BNG Publishing© 2008

All rights reserved, including the right ofreproduction in whole or in part in any form.

www.bngpublishing.com

ISBN-13: 978-0-9797882-0-8 ISBN: 0-9797882-0-X

First Edition

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Introduction

Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids, Book 1 is the perfectpuzzle book to get kids interested in working popularpuzzles. Besides being fun, puzzles help to improvemath skills, vocabulary, fine motor skills, patienceand concentration.

The puzzles in this book are not designed to bedifficult. Older children should be able to read andsolve most puzzles without difficulty, while youngerchildren may need the assistance of an adult to readand write in answers. Regardless of age thesebeginning puzzles will instill a sense of achievementwhen completed.

Research confirms the benefits of reading andplaying with young children. These puzzles aredesigned to provide another source of fun,meaningful, educational instruction.

About the Authors andAcknowledgements

Noah and Michael Ealy are a father and son teamwho, in addition to other wide and varied interests,enjoy creating and solving puzzles together.

We would like to thank the following people, in noparticular order, for their suggestions and support.Gina Ealy, Alex and Haley Young, Lisa Daniel,Grandma Joyce, Grandpa Ray and Yia Yia, PappaJerry and Grandma Helen.

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How To Play Number Search

Find the numbers hidden in the grid. When you finda number, draw a circle around it. All answers arelisted either down or across. None of the answers canbe found in reverse order or diagonally.

Practice Puzzle

In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you aregiven a partially completed puzzle. The first fournumbers have been found, circled, and marked off(632, 276, 821, 937). The next two numbers have beenfound but only partially circled and marked off (485and 253). The last two numbers have not been foundyet (928 and 203). Compete this puzzle by finding,circling and marking off the remaining numbers.

When you complete the puzzle, you can check yoursolution by turning to page 110.

Have fun!

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Number Search - Practice Puzzle

6 3 2 8 4 9

0 2 5 2 0 3

2 3 3 7 6 7

7 5 9 2 8 7

6 8 2 9 2 3

4 8 5 0 1 6

632 485

276 253

821 928

937 203

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Number Search - Puzzle 1

2 7 2 6 0 6

8 5 4 2 2 1

0 6 8 7 5 0

1 5 7 2 5 3

0 8 6 9 3 1

3 6 5 1 3 8

542 260

801 553

869 756

610 365

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 110.

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Number Search - Puzzle 2

9 7 2 9 0 7

7 5 3 2 7 2

0 1 8 7 5 9

1 6 7 9 7 9

0 8 6 9 3 1

1 6 5 4 8 9

970 751

797 876

991 757

165 290

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 110.

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Number Search - Puzzle 3

1 9 2 7 2 8

9 9 6 2 5 1

2 4 8 2 5 0

7 5 1 8 7 5

5 5 1 5 7 8

2 3 5 7 0 8

994 810

996 228

518 272

570 551

The solution to this

puzzle is on page 111.

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Number Search - Puzzle 18

1 3 5 4 2 7 8 5 5

9 0 7 8 6 8 4 6 3

2 5 4 3 1 7 6 5 3

9 7 8 9 0 5 3 5 6

7 7 2 3 8 6 3 1 4

3 5 4 5 9 0 7 9 6

5 7 8 4 6 2 2 1 4

3 5 5 6 7 9 7 9 3

4 6 3 1 0 9 4 5 3

7653 2785 5191

6464 5459 9789

5756 6108 3109

9793 9297 5748

9078 3556 8756

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 116.

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Number Search - Puzzle 19

8 4 6 5 3 2 8 9 6

7 0 4 5 6 2 1 8 8

5 7 4 9 3 3 5 6 4

4 8 8 6 8 5 7 4 2

9 7 0 6 8 8 5 3 1

4 2 5 4 7 8 9 7 3

2 3 2 5 6 4 8 7 3

5 2 9 8 2 9 1 9 1

8 2 8 4 8 3 5 3 3

8465 8762 7549

8643 5981 4562

7068 4805 3313

8483 9335 3256

4258 2896 5742

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 116.

Number Search - Puzzle 14

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Number Search - Puzzle 20

8 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 4

5 3 1 2 6 4 7 0 5

8 6 3 8 3 6 1 9 4

8 0 6 9 5 3 6 7 3

1 8 6 9 4 3 7 6 8

4 9 3 3 2 6 4 8 4

3 2 6 6 3 9 5 2 5

4 8 4 1 5 1 1 9 4

7 5 9 0 4 2 6 5 8

3845 8235 1194

8638 2658 9768

9437 4705 6635

4516 3326 4347

6089 2663 8069

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 116.

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How to Play Word Search

Word search is very similar to number search. Theonly difference is you are looking for words instead ofnumbers. Each puzzle has a theme. Some concentrateon short or long vowel sounds, while others include alist of words with a similar beginning blend sound.Just as in the number search puzzle, all answers arelisted either down or across. None of the answers canbe found in reverse order or diagonally.

Practice Puzzle

In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you aregiven a partially completed puzzle. The first fourwords have been found, circled, and marked off (BAT,PAT, SAT, and TAX). The next two words have beenfound but only partially circled and marked off (DADand MAN). The last two words have not been foundyet (JAM and ACT). Compete this puzzle by finding,circling and marking off the remaining words.

When you complete the puzzle, you can check yoursolution by turning to page 117.

Have fun!

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Word Search - Practice Puzzle

A C T W M Q

V S A T A J

N J X Z N A

B R E C O M

A I A D A D

T Y P A T K

BAT DAD

PAT MAN

SAT JAM

TAX ACT

Words in this puzzle have the short ‘a’ vowel sound.

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Word Search - Puzzle 1

C A T G M R

A B A Z Q A

P B G M A T

K T W O B P

T A P N A M

A H A M G I

CAT TAG

HAM MAT

RAT CAP

BAG TAP

Words in this puzzle have the short ‘a’ vowel sound.

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 117.

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Word Search - Puzzle 2

A E G G R P

M J N P L E

E N I W S T

N T Y P E G

B E D E M E

X N Q P Y T

EGG MEN

TEN PEG

PET PEP

BED GET

Words in this puzzle have the short ‘e’ vowel sound.

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 117.

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Word Search - Puzzle 3

T O U B I B

I P I G W L

P H I N K I

J S K M D Q

A F I X I N

L I D V G U

PIG INK

BIB TIP

FIX KID

DIG LID

Words in this puzzle have the short ‘i’ vowel sound.

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 118.

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Word Search - Puzzle 18

R B I T E Y Q K I

O H S I T E Z I R

X L L M G B N T L

F I N E M J L E Y

I Q Z S I X I G D

V H N B C D K N I

E W I D E A E T N

U Q L G S H L X E

N I N E X P I N E

MICE NINE

LIKE PINE

SITE WIDE

DINE TIME

FINE KITE

BITE FIVE

Words in this puzzle have the long ‘i’ vowel sound.

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 123.

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Word Search - Puzzle 19

G S V X F P B S L

H O M E G C O N E

Z M R O P E N Q Z

N O S E O S E V S

O X Q P L W Q O H

T V H F E C M T G

E L U O H O L E F

R O B E W H O P E

Q F X I C O P E A

ROPE CONE

NOSE HOLE

HOME VOTE

COPE HOPE

NOTE ROBE

BONE POLE

Words in this puzzle have the long ‘o’ vowel sound.

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 123.

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Word Search - Puzzle 20

R D Z T V T U B E

Q U J U N E R Y O

K N H N Y C V B X

O E Q E D U K E Q

M U L E K B R C R

R F M Z M E D X U

V F U S E K P F L

C U T E D H U G E

X B E F V M R O P

JUNE RULE

MUTE TUBE

TUNE DUNE

DUKE FUSE

CUTE HUGE

MULE CUBE

Words in this puzzle have the long ‘u’ vowel sound.

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 123.

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Crossword Puzzle Instructions

Besides being great fun, crosswords are an excellentway to build vocabulary and improve spelling.

1. The goal is to use the ACROSS and DOWNclues to complete the empty squares.

2. The first square of each entry contains anumber. This number corresponds to thenumber in the ACROSS or DOWN clue lists.

3. Use the partially completed squares to assist insolving other clues.

Practice Puzzle

In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you aregiven a partially completed crossword puzzle. Theanswer to 1 ACROSS has already been completed.“BIRD” is the answer to the clue, “An animal thatflies.” Numbers 2, 3, and 4 DOWN have also beenanswered and entered into the puzzle.

Answer the remaining clues to complete the puzzle.When you are finished or if you get stuck, you cancheck your solution on page 124.

Have fun!

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Crossword - Practice Puzzle

ACROSS1. An animal that flies5. You make a sandwich with two pieces of this7. You breathe this9. Chickens lay these10. The number before two

DOWN2. Frozen water3. Another word for father4. You serve it at birthday parties6. The opposite of left8. Tomatoes are this color

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

9

10

CAKE

B I R DCE

AD

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Crossword - Puzzle 1

1

2

3 4

5 6 7

8 9

ACROSS1. You sleep in this2. An animal that barks3. Nemo is one6. This animal says “meow”8. Something that you read9. The number after seven

DOWN1. The opposite of small2. An animal that says “quack”4. You wear this on your head5. An animal that says “moo”7. The number of toes you have

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 124.

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1

2 3

4

5

6 7

8 9

10

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Crossword - Puzzle 2

ACROSS2. Number of states in the United States5. The colors of the American flag are red, white, and _____6. This color traffic light means go8. _____ the Explorer (TV character)11. Use this to talk and eat with

DOWN1. Put this on your foot2. The number after four3. The color of Big Bird4. What a puppy becomes7. Number of legs a spider has9. Rain, rain, go ____10. He is the king of the jungle

The solutionto this puzzle

is on page 124.

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Crossword - Puzzle 3

ACROSS1. Musical instrument with black and white keys you play with your hands4. Points of light in the night sky5. Third planet from the sun7. Snow White & the _____ Dwarfs9. Family member10. When you move to music

DOWN1. Clothes you wear over your legs2. Very large mammal that lives in the ocean3. You smell with this6. Top of the house7. What a plant develops from8. The number after eight

1

2 3

4

5 6

7 8

9

10

The solutionto this puzzle

is on page 125.

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Crossword - Puzzle 12

ACROSS2. The opposite of remember4. The day before Tuesday5. A sticky strip for holding things together7. Part of the body where food is digested9. The number of toes on both feet10. There are twelve months in a ____12. You wear this to protect your head14. You do this before swallowing19. A part of a fish20. The part of your body that has fingers21. A soft floor covering22. The opposite of begin23. Hickory Dickory Dock, The Mouse Ran Up the ____

DOWN1. The month before June3. Halloween is in this month4. Working with numbers6. A nice word to use when you ask for something8. The shape of a coin11. An animal that has big ears and a trunk12. Very, very big13. The sixteenth president Abraham _______ , also

on the penny15. The first president’s last name, George

___________16. Use this to carry school supplies and personal

items17. The opposite of on18. The short form of rhinoceros

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The solution to thispuzzle is on page 129.

1 2 3

4

5 6 7 8

9

10 11

12 13 14 15

16

17

18 19

20

21

22

23

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Crossnumber Puzzle Instructions

Crossnumber puzzles are very similar to crosswords.The only difference is the clues and answers arenumbers.

1. The goal is to use the ACROSS and DOWNclues to complete the grid of empty squares.

2. The first square of each entry contains anumber. This number corresponds to thenumber in the ACROSS or DOWN clue lists.

3. Use the partially completed squares to assist insolving other clues.

Practice Puzzle

In the practice puzzle shown on the right, you aregiven a partially completed crossnumber puzzle. Theanswer to 3 ACROSS has already been completed.“380” is the answer to the clue “Three hundred andeighty.” Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 DOWN have also beenanswered and entered into the grid.

Use the partially completed grid to complete the restof the puzzle. When you are finished, or if you getstuck, you can check your solution on page 130.

Have fun!

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Crossnumber - Practice Puzzle

1 2

3

4

5 6 7

8

ACROSS3. Three hundred and eighty5. One hundred and ten7. 50 + 508. 1000 + 1000

DOWN1. 20 + 102. 7000 + 1003. Three thousand four hundred4. Fifty-one6. Twelve7. 5 + 5

303 8

7100

400

51

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Crossnumber - Puzzle 1

ACROSS2. Forty-eight4. One hundred and three6. Seventeen7. Two thousand

DOWN1. 5 + 5 + 5 + 53. 8000 + 300 + 104. 8 + 85. Three hundred and eighty7. 7 + 7 + 7

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 130.

1 2 3

4 5

6

7

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Crossnumber - Puzzle 2

ACROSS1. 80 + 54. 300 + 3005. Eighty6. 25 + 25 + 25 + 257. 9000 + 276

DOWN2. Five hundred and sixty3. Three thousand5. Eighty-one6. 100 + 228. 30 + 30

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 130.

1 2 3

4

5

6

7 8

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Crossnumber - Puzzle 3

ACROSS1. 200 + 54. One thousand and one7. Six hundred and thirty-three8. 2000 + 200 + 0 + 1

DOWN2. Five hundred and thirty3. 12 + 12 + 124. One hundred and thirty-four5. 3 + 3 + 3 + 36. 10 + 10 + 109. 5 + 5 + 5 + 510. Fourteen

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 130.

1 2

3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10

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Crossnumber - Puzzle 11

ACROSS1. 10000 + 900 + 80 + 24. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 25. 24 - 36. 2 x 67. 350 - 109. 200 + 200 + 20010. 10 x 411. 20 + 20 + 20 + 2013. Twelve thousand two hundred and fifty-two15. 20 - 316. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 517. 30 x 10

DOWN1. 26 - 102. 8010 + 2003. Twenty-one4. 3 x 46. 1950 - 207. 100 + 100 + 1008. 10 + 10 + 10 + 109. Sixty-eight10. Four hundred and ninty-two12. 5 x 713. 11 x 114. Two thousand and thirty-two15. 5 x 316. 100 + 100 + 100

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The solution to thispuzzle is on page 133.

1 2 3

4 5

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9

10 11

12

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16

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Crossnumber - Puzzle 12

ACROSS4. 4000 + 500 + 605. 12000 + 400 + 20 + 17. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 28. 1 x 209. Eleven thousand and six hundred12. 780 - 8013. 8054 + 12015. 5 + 5 + 516. 44 + 917. Fifty-one19. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 521. 12 + 12 + 1222. 2200 - 200

DOWN1. Six thousand four hundred and five2. Ten thousand and fifty3. 8 + 8 + 85. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 26. Fifteen thousand and two hundred7. 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 18. Two hundred and one9. Seventeen10. 99 + 211. 6000 + 50 + 514. Four thousand five hundred and twenty-two18. 1002 + 9420. 500 + 5021. Thirty

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The solution to thispuzzle is on page 133.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7

8 9 10 11

12

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16 17 18

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Sudoku Puzzle Instructions

Every Sudoku puzzle is made up of rows, columns, and3x3 blocks. To solve a Sudoku puzzle you must fill in theunknown squares so that every row, column, and 3x3block contains the numbers one through nine only once.

Row

There are 9 rows in a Sudoku puzzle. Rows run from theleft to right. Every row must contain the numbers 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. There may not be any duplicatenumbers in any row.

In the sample Sudoku puzzle to the right, the numbers inthe top row are 1, 9, 3, 5, 4, 2, 7,and 6.

By using the rule that no number can repeat within arow, the only possible solution to the empty square in thetop row is 8. Enter an 8 into this empty square.

Column

There are 9 columns in a Sudoku puzzle. Columns runfrom top to bottom. Like the Sudoku rule for rows, everycolumn must also contain the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,and 9. There may not be any duplicate numbers in anycolumn.

In the sample Sudoku puzzle to the right, the numbers inthe far left column are 1, 7, 5, 9, 6, 2, 8, and 3. By usingthe rule that no number can repeat within a column, theonly possible solution to the empty square in this columnis 4. Enter a 4 into this empty square.

3x3 Block

There are nine 3x3 blocks in a Sudoku puzzle. Like theSudoku rule for rows and columns, each 3x3 block must

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Rows

Sudoku- Practice Puzzle

1 9 3 5 4 2 7 6

7 2 6 9 1 8 3 4 5

5 4 3 7 2 6 1 9 8

9 5 1 4 7 3 8 6 2

6 3 7 8 9 2 5 1 4

8 2 5 6 1 9 3 7

2 7 4 1 8 9 6 5 3

8 1 5 6 3 7 4 9

3 6 9 2 4 5 7 8 1

Columns

contain the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Therecannot be any duplicate numbers in a 3x3 block.

In the sample Sudoku puzzle to the right, the shadedsquare in the upper left-hand region shows the numbers6, 5, 3, 4, 9, 7, 8, and 1. By using the rule that no numbercan repeat within a 3x3 block, the only possible solutionto the empty square is 2. Enter a 2 into this emptysquare.

You did it! You solved a sudoku puzzle. The puzzles in thissection will start out very basic and get progressivelymore difficult.

Have fun!

3x3Blocks

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Sudoku- Puzzle 1

4 7 8 2 5 1 3 6

8 1 5 6 4 2 9 7

3 2 6 9 7 1 4 5

5 7 3 1 4 2 6 8 9

6 9 2 5 8 3 7 4 1

4 8 1 7 9 6 3 2 5

2 9 3 1 7 8 6 4

1 6 4 2 5 8 9 3

7 3 8 6 9 5 1 2

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 134.

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Sudoku- Puzzle 2

2 4 3 1 7 9 8 6

8 1 9 4 6 5 3 2

3 7 6 9 2 5 1 4

6 2 5 7 9 4 1 3

4 9 8 1 6 2 5 7

1 3 7 5 2 4 6 9

9 6 2 5 8 3 4 1

4 1 6 7 9 8 2 3

7 8 2 4 1 6 9 5

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 134.

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Sudoku- Puzzle 3

6 1 7 9 4 3 5 8

3 5 8 7 1 9 4

8 4 6 2 5 1 3 7

4 5 6 1 7 2 8 3

3 7 5 6 2 4 9

1 2 9 3 8 6 7 5

7 6 1 3 5 8 9 2

9 8 3 2 1 6 7 5

4 2 7 8 9 3 6 1

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 135.

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Sudoku- Puzzle 18

8 4 5 2 3

9 4 2 8

9 3 5 6 4

4 8 3 7 6

9 1 2 5 3 4 7

3 4 9 8 1

6 9 5 4 1 3

1 5 7 6 4 8

3 1 2 7

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 140.

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Sudoku- Puzzle 19

2 6 7 5 1

5 1 3 6

7 9 6 8 3 2

6 2 5 1 3 9

5 3 7 6

3 6 8 5

6 7 8 9 1 5 4

1 4 5

9 4 5 3 7 6

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 140.

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Sudoku- Puzzle 20

7 1 5 4

4 2 8 7 1 3

3 4 9 7 8

2 6 8 1

3 1 2 5 8 9

5 8 1 4 6

5 6 8 9

8 9 1 7

7 9 4 2 1 3

The solution to thispuzzle is on page 140.

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Number Search Solutions

6 3 2 8 4 9

0 2 5 2 0 3

2 3 3 7 6 7

7 5 9 2 8 7

6 8 2 9 2 3

4 8 5 0 1 6

Number SearchPractice Puzzle

Page 5

9 7 2 9 0 7

7 5 3 2 7 2

0 1 8 7 5 9

1 6 7 9 7 9

0 8 6 9 3 1

1 6 5 4 8 9

Number SearchPuzzle 2

Page 7

2 7 2 6 0 6

8 5 4 2 2 1

0 6 8 7 5 0

1 5 7 2 5 3

0 8 6 9 3 1

3 6 5 1 3 8

Number SearchPuzzle 1Page 6

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Number Search Solutions

1 9 2 7 2 8

9 9 6 2 5 1

2 4 8 2 5 0

7 5 1 8 7 5

5 5 1 5 7 8

2 3 5 7 0 8

Number SearchPuzzle 3

Page 8

8 3 6 4 8 6

9 8 8 6 3 1

4 6 5 4 8 9

9 7 6 0 4 5

6 1 3 1 0 4

6 3 8 4 2 3

Number SearchPuzzle 5Page 10

7 5 2 3 7 7

3 9 6 9 5 1

7 7 4 1 3 4

4 0 9 0 8 8

4 1 6 4 7 4

0 1 8 2 9 7

Number SearchPuzzle 4Page 9

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1 3 5 4 2 7 8 5 5

9 0 7 8 6 8 4 6 3

2 5 4 3 1 7 6 5 3

9 7 8 9 0 5 3 5 6

7 7 2 3 8 6 3 1 4

3 5 4 5 9 0 7 9 6

5 7 8 4 6 2 2 1 4

3 5 5 6 7 9 7 9 3

4 6 3 1 0 9 4 5 3

8 4 6 5 3 2 8 9 6

7 0 4 5 6 2 1 8 8

5 7 4 9 3 3 5 6 4

4 8 8 6 8 5 7 4 2

9 7 0 6 8 8 5 3 1

4 2 5 4 7 8 9 7 3

2 3 2 5 6 4 8 7 3

5 2 9 8 2 9 1 9 1

8 2 8 4 8 3 5 3 3

Number Search Solutions

Number SearchPuzzle 18

Page 23

Number SearchPuzzle 19Page 24

8 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 4

5 3 1 2 6 4 7 0 5

8 6 3 8 3 6 1 9 4

8 0 6 9 5 3 6 7 3

1 8 6 9 4 3 7 6 8

4 9 3 3 2 6 4 8 4

3 2 6 6 3 9 5 2 5

4 8 4 1 5 1 1 9 4

7 5 9 0 4 2 6 5 8

Number SearchPuzzle 20

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Word Search Solutions

A C T W M Q

V S A T A J

N J X Z N A

B R E C O M

A I A D A D

T Y P A T K

Word SearchPractice Puzzle

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A E G G R P

M J N P L E

E N I W S T

N T Y P E G

B E D E M E

X N Q P Y T

Word SearchPuzzle 2Page 29

C A T G M R

A B A Z Q A

P B G M A T

K T W O B P

T A P N A M

A H A M G I

Word SearchPuzzle 1Page 28

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R A E B U D

U G T S N U

N Q G U M G

P K C N X N

W F U N B U

C U B Z A T

Word Search Solutions

T O U B I B

I P I G W L

P H I N K I

J S K M D Q

A F I X I N

L I D V G U

Word SearchPuzzle 3Page 30

Word SearchPuzzle 5Page 32

T H O T C B

M F Y D L O

L O G K D B

U G N H O G

M O P B G U

A P O P W I

Word SearchPuzzle 4Page 31

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R B I T E Y Q K I

O H S I T E Z I R

X L L M G B N T L

F I N E M J L E Y

I Q Z S I X I G D

V H N B C D K N I

E W I D E A E T N

U Q L G S H L X E

N I N E X P I N E

G S V X F P B S L

H O M E G C O N E

Z M R O P E N Q Z

N O S E O S E V S

O X Q P L W Q O H

T V H F E C M T G

E L U O H O L E F

R O B E W H O P E

Q F X I C O P E A

R D Z T V T U B E

Q U J U N E R Y O

K N H N Y C V B X

O E Q E D U K E Q

M U L E K B R C R

R F M Z M E D X U

V F U S E K P F L

C U T E D H U G E

X B E F V M R O P

Word Search Solutions

Word SearchPuzzle 18

Page 45

Word SearchPuzzle 20

Page 47

Word SearchPuzzle 19Page 46

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Crossword Solutions

CrosswordPractice Puzzle

Page 49

CrosswordPuzzle 1Page 50

CrosswordPuzzle 2Page 51

B I R DC A

C B R E A DA I R IK E G G S

O N E D HT

B E DI

D O GU F I S H

C C A T AB O O K E I G H T

W N

SF I F T Y H

D I E OO V B L U EG R E E N L

I D O R AL G W WI H A

M O U T H YN

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C U BO A

D O C T O RK W M

G C O BA R I E L V

E U EE S E V E NN S U

S

Crossword Solutions

CrosswordPuzzle 3Page 52

CrosswordPuzzle 4Page 53

CrosswordPuzzle 5Page 54

P I A N OAN W NT H OS T A R S

L E A R T HS E V E N OE I M O ME N FD A N C E

J I L LC EE G OCR S H

B E L T AA A N

H A M R E DAT E E T H

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Crossword Solutions

M F O R G E TM O N D A Y CA Y TT A P E S T O M A C HH L B I

T E N E RA Y E A R CS L L

H E L M E T C H E WU I P AG N H B SE C A A O H

O N C F IR L T K F I NH A N D P GI C A R P E T

E N D C OO C L O C K N

CrosswordPuzzle 12Page 67

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8 5 36 0 0

8 0 01 1 0 0

29 2 7 6

0

Crossnumber Solutions

CrossnumberPractice Puzzle

Page 69

CrossnumberPuzzle 1Page 70

CrossnumberPuzzle 2Page 71

3 73 8 0 1

5 4 01 1 0 1 0 0

2 0 0 0

2 4 81 0 3 36 8 1 7

2 0 0 01

2 0 53

3 1 0 0 1 36 3 3 2 2 0 1

4 0 4

CrossnumberPuzzle 3Page 72

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1 6 8 26 0 8

1 4 2 0 8 05 3 4 7 4 5

5 5 3 6 04 5 0 2 06 1 7 1

0 2 0 0 07 8 3 1 0

1 3 6 0 4 51 0 1 6 5 4

1 0 9 8 21 6 2 1

1 2 19 3 4 03 6 0 0

4 0 8 09 3

1 2 2 5 2 1 71 0 3 5

3 0 02 0

6 1 24 5 6 0 1 2 4 2 10 0 8 55 5 1 2

2 0 1 1 6 0 00 7 0 0 0

8 1 7 4 1 55 3 5 12 02 5 9

5 3 62 0 0 0

Crossnumber Solutions

CrossnumberPuzzle 10Page 83

CrossnumberPuzzle 12Page 87

CrossnumberPuzzle 11

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Sudoku Solutions

9 4 7 8 2 5 1 3 6

8 1 5 6 3 4 2 9 7

3 2 6 9 7 1 4 5 8

5 7 3 1 4 2 6 8 9

6 9 2 5 8 3 7 4 1

4 8 1 7 9 6 3 2 5

2 5 9 3 1 7 8 6 4

1 6 4 2 5 8 9 7 3

7 3 8 4 6 9 5 1 2

SudokuPuzzle 1Page 90

2 5 4 3 1 7 9 8 6

8 1 9 4 6 5 3 7 2

3 7 6 9 2 8 5 1 4

6 2 5 7 9 4 1 3 8

4 9 8 1 3 6 2 5 7

1 3 7 8 5 2 4 6 9

9 6 2 5 8 3 7 4 1

5 4 1 6 7 9 8 2 3

7 8 3 2 4 1 6 9 5

SudokuPuzzle 2Page 91

1 9 8 3 5 4 2 7 6

7 2 6 9 1 8 3 4 5

5 4 3 7 2 6 1 9 8

9 5 1 4 7 3 8 6 2

6 3 7 8 9 2 5 1 4

4 8 2 5 6 1 9 3 7

2 7 4 1 8 9 6 5 3

8 1 5 6 3 7 4 2 9

3 6 9 2 4 5 7 8 1

SudokuPractice Puzzle

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Sudoku Solutions

4 1 8 5 3 9 2 7 6

2 3 9 1 6 7 5 4 8

6 5 7 2 4 8 3 1 9

8 9 5 6 7 4 1 3 2

1 4 6 3 8 2 7 9 5

3 7 2 9 5 1 8 6 4

7 8 1 4 9 5 6 2 3

5 6 4 7 2 3 9 8 1

9 2 3 8 1 6 4 5 7

SudokuPuzzle 4Page 93

7 8 5 1 6 3 2 9 4

6 2 4 5 7 9 1 3 8

9 1 3 2 8 4 7 5 6

1 9 7 4 5 8 6 2 3

4 6 2 3 1 7 5 8 9

3 5 8 6 9 2 4 1 7

8 4 1 7 3 5 9 6 2

5 7 9 8 2 6 3 4 1

2 3 6 9 4 1 8 7 5

SudokuPuzzle 5Page 94

6 1 7 9 4 3 5 2 8

2 3 5 8 7 1 9 4 6

8 9 4 6 2 5 1 3 7

4 5 6 1 9 7 2 8 3

3 7 8 5 6 2 4 1 9

1 2 9 4 3 8 6 7 5

7 6 1 3 5 4 8 9 2

9 8 3 2 1 6 7 5 4

5 4 2 7 8 9 3 6 1

SudokuPuzzle 3Page 92

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Sudoku Solutions

3 2 4 6 7 9 8 5 1

8 5 1 2 4 3 9 6 7

7 9 6 1 5 8 3 4 2

4 6 2 5 8 1 7 3 9

5 8 9 3 2 7 6 1 4

1 3 7 4 9 6 2 8 5

6 7 8 9 1 5 4 2 3

2 1 3 7 6 4 5 9 8

9 4 5 8 3 2 1 7 6

SudokuPuzzle 19Page 108

9 8 7 1 5 3 6 4 2

6 4 2 8 9 7 1 3 5

3 1 5 4 2 6 9 7 8

2 9 6 7 8 4 3 5 1

4 3 1 2 6 5 7 8 9

5 7 8 3 1 9 4 2 6

1 5 3 6 7 2 8 9 4

8 2 4 9 3 1 5 6 7

7 6 9 5 4 8 2 1 3

SudokuPuzzle 20Page 109

8 4 5 6 7 2 9 3 1

6 3 7 9 4 1 2 5 8

2 9 1 8 3 5 7 6 4

4 2 8 3 1 7 6 9 5

9 1 6 2 5 8 3 4 7

5 7 3 4 9 6 8 1 2

7 6 9 5 8 4 1 2 3

1 5 2 7 6 3 4 8 9

3 8 4 1 2 9 5 7 6

SudokuPuzzle 18Page 107

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Fun Beginning Puzzlesfor Kids, Book 1

is the perfect bookto get young kids

interested in workingpopular puzzles.

Puzzles focus on short and long vowel sounds, beginning word blends, and logical reasoning. Designed to be easy,

these beginning puzzles boost self-confi dence,

refi ne motor skills, and improve concentration.

Designed by afather and son team

to help children discover the joys of

working puzzles.

Related booksin series:

Fun Beginning Puzzles for KidsBook 1

by Noah Ealyw/Michael Ealy