{"id":35343,"date":"2026-03-17T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=35343"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:29:37","slug":"twin-detector-sudoku-by-bill-murphy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/twin-detector-sudoku-by-bill-murphy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Detector Sudoku by Bill Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"

(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)
\nThis the second time we’ve posted this variant (this link<\/a> will help detect its twin). Can you make all the sums work out as marked?<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Twin<\/p>\n

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

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

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 95th 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). Arrows in the grid indicate that there is a run of cells in the given direction that sums to the number in the cell containing the arrow, starting from the first cell seen by the arrow. Not all arrows are given. (E.g., because R3C7 has a left arrow, either R3C6, R3C6 + R3C5, or R3C6 + R3C5 + R3C4 must sum to the value in R3C7 = 8.)<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 7:00<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 13:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: Lengthened Liliensternus<\/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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