{"id":34749,"date":"2025-12-27T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=34749"},"modified":"2026-01-01T06:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:16:30","slug":"quadruples-sudoku-by-philip-newman-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/quadruples-sudoku-by-philip-newman-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Quadruples Sudoku by Philip Newman"},"content":{"rendered":"

(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)
\nWith the Advent calendar finished, Philip is surely returning to some more regular puzzles, right?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Quadruples<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> Just A Fib<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 71st puzzle from Philip Newman, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS<\/a>) team.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> 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). Numbers in white circles must appear in at least one of the four surrounding cells.<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 8:00<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 16:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: Hustlin’ Huayracursor<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view):<\/b> 2:33<\/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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