Point to Next Sudoku by Bill Murphy
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
In this Point to Next puzzle, use the arrows to fill in more than a third of the grid and short-circuit much of the standard Sudoku logic.
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Theme: Short Circuit
Author/Opus: This is the 162nd 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). For each number ‘N’ placed in a cell with an arrow, the number ‘N+1’ is pointed at by the arrow.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:00; One party hat (🥳): 11:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Darling Daemonosaurus.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:02, 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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