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(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)
\nIn today’s GAS by clover!, the puzzle style Easy as ABC gets joined with Sudoku to form a combined Number Placement challenge. Will you find it as easy as the name suggests?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Easy<\/p>\n

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

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

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 36th puzzle from Clover, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS<\/a>) team.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Insert a number from 1 to 6 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region. Three cells will remain empty in each row, column, and region. The numbers outside the grid indicate the first value seen in that direction inside the grid.<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 6:30<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 12:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: simple Secernosaurus<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): <\/b> 2:20<\/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 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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