(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Sudoku often has you following a long chain of logic around the grid; this variant should give you some of that flow in an “approachable” way.

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Theme: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Author/Opus: This is the 29th puzzle from Philip Newman, 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, all arrows must be connected in a single cycle traveling around the grid; the number placed in each arrow indicates the number of cells away the next arrow visited in the cycle is.

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

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 1:47, with SudokuPad replay file shared as a download for now (requires loading via settings menu with improvements expected before people should use this regularly).

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

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