This is a puzzle-hunt style puzzle, prepared for an evening event at the World Puzzle Championship. There are no instructions; finding out what to do is part of the puzzle. Some UK cultural knowledge may be required.
Author/Opus: This is the 289th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Answer String: Enter the final answer of the puzzle in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
Solution: PDF
This is a puzzle-hunt style puzzle, prepared for an evening event at the World Puzzle Championship. There are no instructions; finding out what to do is part of the puzzle. Some US cultural knowledge may be required.
Author/Opus: This is the 288th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Answer String: Enter the final answer of the puzzle, a single word, in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
Solution: PDF
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Diagonals (Playoff puzzle for the 2017 Arlington Puzzle Festival)
Author/Opus: This is the 287th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
No answer string (just click “solve”).
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 3:00, Master = 5:45, Expert = 11:30
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Big X (Originally for the 2017 Arlington Puzzle Festival)
Author/Opus: This is the 286th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
No answer string (just click “solve”).
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 5:00, Expert = 10:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: VA is for Sudoku Lovers (Originally for the 2017 Arlington Puzzle Festival)
Author/Opus: This is the 285th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
No answer string (just click “solve”).
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 4:00, Expert = 8:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Four Loops (Originally for the 2017 Arlington Puzzle Festival)
Author/Opus: This is the 284th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
No answer string (just click “solve”).
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:45, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: 12th World Sudoku Championship (Originally for Diwali/WSC Sudoku Talk)
Author/Opus: This is the 283rd puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
No answer string (just click “solve”).
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 5:00, Expert = 10:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Fireworks (Originally for Diwali/WSC Sudoku Talk)
Author/Opus: This is the 282nd puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
No answer string (just click “solve”).
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:45, Master = 3:00, Expert = 6:00
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)
Theme: Candles (Originally for Diwali/WSC Sudoku Talk)
Author/Opus: This is the 281st puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.
No answer string (just click “solve”).
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:50, Master = 3:15, Expert = 6:30
Solution: PDF
Note: Follow this link for other classic Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku, The Art of Sudoku 2 and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.
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Theme: Clue Symmetry and Logic
Author/Opus: This is the 169th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Yürekli.
Rules: Variation of Tapa rules. The wall can travel through clue cells. Each clue now describes the entire 3×3 area the clue cell is in the middle of.
See also this example:
Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the shaded segments from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:15, Master = 3:45, Expert = 7:30
Note: Follow this link for other Tapa variations and this link for classic Tapa. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Tapa puzzles to get started on. More Tapa puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles and in Tapa and Variations, both by Serkan Yürekli.