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EDIT – We have a winner!  Congratulations hrspp!  To everyone else, better luck next time.  If you’d like to have a go for fun, the solution is in the comments.

Hey YOU!  Would YOU like to win some fantast…well some tangible prizes, just for doing a puzzle.  Have a go at our enthralling and fun Idol Sudoku Chess Crossword puzzle!

Simply fill in the numbers 0-9 in the white spaces on the grid below to match the clues underneath and then shout “CHECKMATE!”  Every digit appears at least once but you don’t have to worry about not repeating the numbers or anything because this isn’t normal Sudoku – it’s Sudoku Crossword Chess! Or whatever I said it was earlier.

DOWN:

KING♚: The number of members in Oyasumi Hologram, multiplied by the number of members in Melon Batake a go go, multiplied by the number of members in HOLY SHiTS.

QUEEN♛: Mysterious math-rock idol group that disappointingly turned out to be Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku selling biscuits.

ROOK♜: Group that recently collaborated with Spark Speaker on the “One Life” EP.

KNIGHT♞: The year Pour Lui was born.

ACROSS:

KING♚: The number of members in BiS, multiplied by the number of members of Gang Parade, multiplied by the number of members of EMPiRE.

BISHOP♝: Mount Fuji themed idol group, whose membership these days consists solely of Ide Chiyono.

PAWN♟: Hip-hop-ish idol duo, also known as Kurumi, released an eponymous album last year.

ERM, CHARIOT♿︎: American idol Sally Amaki’s group, if you take the slash out.

The first person to comment to this post with the full solution while also shouting (or rather typing) “CHECKMATE!” will win the Grand Prize Bundle!  Which consists of:

• A CD copy of 7☆3 Shichi Sun‘s 2018 single “Kanzen Muketsu no Salaryman!” Perhaps you haven’t heard this but it’s great; they sent me an extra copy though.
• A pair of O’CHAWANZ chopsticks.
• A signed picture of Tentenko.  That is, a crude drawing of Tentenko by me and signed by me.

In the unlikely event of no-one claiming this astonishing Grand Prize Bundle it will rollover to any future contest I may devise.  Good luck, everyone!