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Searching for music for the Sudoku Wedding, you sometimes run into a special experience that stays fresh even after 81 straight playthroughs.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Sudoku<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using SudokuPad; to access letter entry mode, go to settings (gear symbol) and at the top in tools section select \u201cEnable Letter Tool\u201d and then hit the 9\/A button in the numberpad.)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 581st puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Place a letter from the phrase \u201cSHINY GOAL\u201d into each cell so that no letter repeats in any row, column, or bold region. If you are not finding one true calling, you might need to find two crossing copies of the mantra HOLY in the grid, each appearing in a straight line in some direction (like in a word search).<\/p>\n

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

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other classic Sudoku<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku<\/a> to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku<\/i><\/a>, The Art of Sudoku 2<\/i><\/a> and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0More detail on this puzzle and Thomas’ Sunday are in this\u00a0special section<\/a>\u00a0of 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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