(This post is part of: “A Story of Self-setting Sudoku”.)
Dr. Sudoku: You are an accomplished Sudoku constructor. You have recently been inspired by poetic styles. Curate an appropriate seventeen-given Sudoku in the style of this example.

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or solve online (using SudokuPad)

Theme: Two tetrominoes, / Two dominoes, five singles: / Just enough to solve!

Author/Opus: This is the 602nd puzzle from Thomas Snyder (*selected, arranged, and additional features authored).

Rules: Insert a number from 1 to 9 into each white cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region.

Difficulty (highlight to view): 3.5 stars

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:00, Master = 8:00, Expert = 16:00

Solution: PDF

Note: Follow this link for classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.

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