{"id":32787,"date":"2025-06-05T09:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=32787"},"modified":"2025-06-02T07:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:25:26","slug":"just-one-cell-classic-sudoku-by-thomas-snyder-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/just-one-cell-classic-sudoku-by-thomas-snyder-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Just One Cell Classic Sudoku by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"

This second and last puzzle for today was the second Classic puzzle in the Finals.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Just<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or solve online in Penpa<\/a>, or also solve online in SudokuPad as a new option<\/a> (note: highly recommended to turn off “Mark Solved Digits” option if you use that in SudokuPad).<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 576th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> This Sudoku does not have a unique solution for the full grid (it actually has a large number of solutions), but there is exactly one cell in which a number can be logically placed that is fixed across all solutions. Find this cell and its unique value.<\/p>\n

This puzzle follows Classic Sudoku rules, so no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region.<\/p>\n

Time Standards:<\/b> This competition had 1-point (easy), 2-point (medium), 3-point (hard), or higher value puzzles. This would have been 3 points (hard category), roughly 2.5-3 minute target<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other Just One Cell Sudoku<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Just One Cell Sudoku Discussion post<\/a>\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord. Not a member of the Discord? Click\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0for basic access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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