(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Earn some stars by doing some extra product-focused arithmetic in this puzzle to crack into the Sudoku steps.

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or solve online (using SudokuPad)

Author/Opus: This is the 49th puzzle from Clover, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) team.

Rules: Standard Sudoku rules: Insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region. Also, in each row or column with a given clue outside the grid, the value of that clue is the product of all numbers in the starred cells in that row or column.

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 7:00; One party hat (🥳): 13:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: starry-eyed Stenopelix.

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 3:33, with Penpa Plus replay this time.

Solution: PDF; solving video with explanation to be added later from GAS team.

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