{"id":18769,"date":"2021-12-31T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=18769"},"modified":"2022-01-01T07:01:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T15:01:56","slug":"tomtom-by-thomas-snyder-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/tomtom-by-thomas-snyder-13\/","title":{"rendered":"TomTom by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>See more discussion of the puzzles from the United States&#8217; 2021 Puzzle Grand Prix on <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/2021-puzzle-grand-prix-us-round-retrospective\/>this post<\/a>. Note there are some construction details and potential spoilers on that post so view it after you solve.<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211231-TomTom-HalfAndHalf.png\" alt=\"TomTom by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211231-TomTom-HalfAndHalf.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/211231HaTT>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 406th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tomtom-rules-and-info\/\">TomTom<\/a> rules, using the integers 1-7.<\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 4 stars (estimate based off competition points; timing standards not available from our usual testers)<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/211231-TomTom-HalfAndHalf-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/tomtom-2+classic\/\">classic TomTom<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/tomtom-2+variation-2\/\">TomTom variations<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/tomtom-2+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest TomTom<\/a> to get started on. More TomTom puzzles can be found in the <i><a href=https:\/\/shop.gmpuzzles.com\/products\/tomtom>TomTom<\/a><\/i> collection, in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles><i>The Art of Puzzles<\/i><\/a>, and in our beginner-friendly collection <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/store\/intro-to-gmpuzzles><i>Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See more discussion of the puzzles from the United States&#8217; 2021 Puzzle Grand Prix on this post. Note there are some construction details and potential spoilers on that post so view it after you solve. 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