Wordoku by Grant Fikes
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Theme: RHYTHM HEAVEN
Author/Opus: This is the 325th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Grant Fikes.
Rules: Variation of Sudoku rules. Instead of the digits 1-9, use the letters in “RYTM HEAVN”
Difficulty: 3 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 6:15, Expert = 12:30
Solution: PDF
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All I can think of is,
“Wub-a-dub-a-dub, is that true?”
Any tips as to how to do letter sudoku quickly, aside from replacing them with numbers, solving the puzzle, then replacing them back? Theoretically letters should not make a difference, but it dramatically slows my solving time since I can’t tell what’s missing from a row/col/group.