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(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)
\nBill has one more Zipper Lines puzzle to add into the conversation; can you find your way to the one solution?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Zipper<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> Going Going Gone<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 93rd puzzle from Bill Murphy, 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). For each line, the numbers in each pair of cells an equal distance away from the center of the line must sum up to the value in the central cell of the line. (In this puzzle, the lines that cross go straight through those cells; this means, for example, R3C1 + R3C3 = R3C2 from the Zipper Lines rule.)<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 7:30<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 14:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: Running it Back Bonitasaura<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view):<\/b> 2:15<\/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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