Greater Than Sudoku by clover!
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
A GAS 101 tip for today might be “the crocodile eats the bigger number”; the inequalities (even when rotated) will tell you how the numbers flow around the grid.
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Theme: Flower Garden
Author/Opus: This is the 96th 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). Also, some inequality signs appear between cells. These signs must describe the relative values of the two numbers in those cells with the open side of the inequality sign pointing to the larger of the two numbers.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:00; One party hat (🥳): 11:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: floral Fulgurotherium.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 1:52, 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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