Thermo-Sudoku by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: Christmas Tree
Author/Opus: This is the 397th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Thermo-Sudoku rules.
Difficulty: 4.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 7:30, Master = 16:30, Expert = 33:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
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Lovely!
Very nice construction to close out the year 🙂 Thanks for all the amazinh puzzles in 2021!
If I may ask, how did you construct this? The interactions between thermometers are quite subtle, especially with the constraints given by the theme.
Thanks for the feedback and glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
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Toughie but goodie! Merry Xmas to all at my favorite puzzle site!
very hard but solved thanks
What a lovely solve path. 🙂 Thanks for all the puzzles this year!
Great construction!