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Theme: Somewhere Over/Under the Rainbow

Rules: Standard Tight Fit Sudoku rules. Range is 1-8.

Answer String: Enter the 2nd column from top to bottom, followed by a comma, followed by the 5th column from top to bottom. (Note: for the tight fit cells, enter the top digit before the bottom digit as would be normal for the read order of the digits.)

Time Standard: TFSudoku Master = 1:30, Expert = 4:30, Novice = 15:00

Solution: PDF

Note: Follow this link for other Tight Fit Sudoku puzzles on this website. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Tight Fit Sudoku to get started on. More Tight Fit Sudoku can be found in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli and in The Art of Sudoku 2.

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Theme: Twin Islands

Rules: Standard Nurikabe rules.

Answer String: Enter the length in cells of each of the black segments (the unnumbered, connected “ocean”) from left to right for the marked rows, starting at the top. Separate each row’s entry from the next with a comma.

Time Standard: Nurikabe Master = 1:00, Expert = 3:00, Novice = 10:00

Solution: PDF

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Theme: “After #1, what’s next?” Many people wondered what would come after post #1 yesterday. Today’s TomTom puzzle is one literal answer, but who knows what the future actually holds?

Rules: Standard TomTom rules; use digits 1-5.

Answer String: Enter the 1st column from top to bottom, followed by a comma, followed by the 5th column from top to bottom.

Time Standard: TomTom Master = 0:40, Expert = 2:00, Novice = 6:40

Solution: PDF

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Theme: Countdown to 2013 – this theme is primarily visual, unlike Dr. Sudoku’s earlier Countdown sudoku theme here.

Rules: Standard Sudoku rules.

Answer String: Enter the 3rd column from top to bottom, followed by a comma, followed by the 7th column from top to bottom.

Time Standard: Sudoku Master = 2:10, Expert = 6:30, Novice = 21:00

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.