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(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)
\nCan you identify each of the pairs of digits hidden in coded cages in this puzzle to unravel the one true solution?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Coded<\/p>\n

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

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

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 48th puzzle from Clover, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS<\/a>) team.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region. Also, each cage in this puzzle is coded with a letter. The same pair of numbers must appear in some order in each cage marked with the same letter.<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 6:00<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 11:00<\/span>.\u00a0All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: paired Paranthodon<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view):<\/b> 2:13<\/span>, with Penpa Plus replay<\/a> this time which lets edge marking be done as preferred for this pairs-focused style.<\/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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