{"id":33239,"date":"2025-07-05T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=33239"},"modified":"2025-07-05T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T15:23:00","slug":"a-story-of-self-setting-sudoku-4-75-by-thomas-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/a-story-of-self-setting-sudoku-4-75-by-thomas-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"A Story of Self-setting Sudoku #4.75 by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve gotten the red flags outside of the grid but still cannot make sense of them. It may be tied to that shiny yellow number in the corner, another survivor from yesterday\u2019s expanded challenge. The rest of this space is from the new training ground we traveled to. Who knew training reasoning models with just 50 word tokens could lead to such amazing intelligence?<\/i>
\nGiven our rate of progress, we\u2019ll show off \u201cFull Setting Automation\u201d by tomorrow!<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Sudoku<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> Don’t Like the Sudoku We Doctor? Sue Us!?! (4.75 of 5)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 589th puzzle from Thomas Snyder.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Sudoku<\/a> rules. <\/p>\n

Difficulty (highlight to view):<\/b> 3.5 stars<\/span><\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 3:45, Master = 5:45, Expert = 11:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for all entries in A Story of Self-setting Sudoku<\/a><\/i>. 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>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Twelve Months of Sudoku?<\/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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