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Today’s Genuinely Approachable Sudoku by Bill Murphy is a minor variation of a favorite style here at GMPuzzles: Outside Sudoku. Can you place all the numbers now that the outside clues refer to the second, third, or fourth cells in that direction?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using SudokuPad)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 2nd puzzle from Bill Murphy, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS<\/a>) team.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Variation of\u00a0Outside Sudoku<\/a>\u00a0rules. 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. Some numbers are given outside the grid. These numbers must appear in the second, third, or fourth cell in the corresponding direction.<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 8:00<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 15:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: empathetic Ekrixinatosaurus<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view):<\/b> 2:35<\/span>, with SudokuPad replay file<\/a> shared as a download for now (requires loading via settings menu with improvements expected before people should use this regularly).<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a> and solving video<\/a> with explanation from GAS team.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for more Genuinely Approachable Sudoku puzzles<\/a> on this site. Follow this link for other less common variations of Sudoku<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Daily GAS discussion<\/a>\u00a0post\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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