Sudoku (No Touch) by Serkan Yürekli
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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic (for patron Phleb)
Author/Opus: This is the 122nd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Yürekli.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules. Also, identical digits cannot be in diagonally-adjacent cells.
Answer String: Enter the 1st row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 5th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 7:00, Master = 12:00, Expert = 24:00
Solution: PDF
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6:09.GM Time !Nice sudoku.
21:35, including breaking the puzzle once near the end, and having to start over due to losing focus 🙁 Still within Expert time, though!