(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Stepping a little further from single variant Sudoku into multi-rule challenges, Philip Newman has constructed this Anti-Knight and Palindrome puzzle for today’s GAS puzzle.

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Theme: Antiknight ATH Gin Kitna

Author/Opus: This is the 40th 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). Numbers cannot repeat in any cells separated by a chess knight’s move. Also, the numbers along each gray line form a palindrome (i.e., read the same forwards and backwards).

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 8:00; One party hat (🥳): 17:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Yenful Yamanasaurus.

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:49, 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 and solving video with explanation from GAS team.

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