Partial Trio Sudoku by Bill Murphy
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Ca_ yo_ fi_d t_e m_ss_ng _um_er_ in _hi_ Pa_ti_l T_io _ud_ku?
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Author/Opus: This is the 163rd 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, orange circles contain numbers from {1, 2, 3}, blue squares contain numbers from {4, 5, 6}, and green diamonds contain numbers from {7, 8, 9}.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:00; One party hat (🥳): 11:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Tricerato-.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:18, 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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I flubbed and had to rewind but I still got a hat. How pleased I felt until I discovered I have only received half of a dinosaur. This is an outrage and I demand to speak to a manager.