Skyscrapers by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: One Side or the Other (prepared for the 2017 Puzzle Grand Prix)
Author/Opus: This is the 278th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Skyscrapers rules.
Answer String: Enter the 5th row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 7th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:30, Master = 13:00, Expert = 26:00 (*Estimates from competition scoring, not our usual process)
Solution: PDF
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Hard skyscrapers are probably the most difficult puzzle for me. What the heck am I missing? Once I got done with my initial pass (only six entries seemed easy to fill in) it took me forever to realize that arrqf gb or n svir va gur sbhegu ebj fvkgu pbyhza gb abg zrff hc gur friragu pbyhza
4:24!