Either/Or Sudoku by Bill Murphy
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
The clues in this Either/Or Sudoku are arranged somewhat like a pinwheel. Will you breeze through this puzzle, or will it leave you spinning your wheels?
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Theme: Sounds We Cannot Hear
Author/Opus: This is the 158th puzzle from Bill Murphy, 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, the numbers given on the edges between cells must belong to one of those two adjacent cells.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 7:30; One party hat (🥳): 14:00. All other solvers earn an 🦕: Usona Urbacodon.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 3:06, 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
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