Birthday Surprise Sudoku by Prasanna Seshadri
(Note: This bonus puzzle is being posted today to mark the occasion of Prasanna’s birthday.)
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Theme: 28 from 03/02 1991-2019
Author/Opus: This is the 173rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Prasanna Seshadri.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules. The numbers outside the grid indicate the sum of all digits between the 8 and the 9 in that row or column. Also, as in Consecutive Pairs Sudoku, if a gray circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers in those cells must be consecutive. (Note: not all gray circles are given; adjacent cells without a circle may contain either consecutive numbers or nonconsecutive numbers.)
Answer String: Enter the 1st row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 7th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:45, Master = 10:00, Expert = 20:00
Solution: PDF
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Great puzzle, amazing construction! Thank you!
Happy Birthday Prasanna! Thank you for the extra, special puzzle.
Loved solving this surprise. Thanx.
Happy Birthday.
What a fun puzzle! Loved it 😉
Happy 28th birthday, Prasanna!
8:39.Tremendous sudoku 😉 with an enjoyable solve path.
I stared at this for quite a while wondering WTF to do past what I saw as the first few obvious steps, then took a few educated guesses and was surprised at how straightforward it was after that (might be a spoiler but it really sryg yvxr n fgne onggyr!) Happy birthday!
7.53 on it
Very very enjoyable Prasanna..Fantastic idea well executed
And Once again,Happy Birthday 🙂
Superb and Interesting…Enjoyed solving it