Slow Thermo-Sudoku by Philip Newman
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Today’s puzzle title is the scientific name for the slow running crab spider. Though the spider and the Thermos may be slow, you’ll need to run full tilt to earn two hats for this Sudoku.
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Theme: Philodromus placidus
Author/Opus: This is the 167th 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). Some thermometer shapes are in the grid; numbers must either increase or stay the same in each cell going from the round bulb to the flat end. (For instance, a thermometer might contain the sequence 233577888 in that order.)
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 8:00; One party hat (🥳): 15:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Effervescent Elaltitan.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 4:36, 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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