Max Ascending Sudoku by clover!
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Get ready to blast off as you identify contiguous runs of increasing digits in this Max Ascending Sudoku.
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Theme: Blastoff
Author/Opus: This is the 193rd 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). Clues outside the grid indicate the exact length of the longest contiguous sequence of strictly increasing numbers in that row or column, starting from the direction of the clue. (For instance, the 5 to the left of row 5 indicates that the longest sequence of increasing numbers starting from the left is exactly 5 cells long like 12579, with no sequence in that row being longer.)
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:00; One party hat (🥳): 11:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: rocket-powered Raptor.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:20, 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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