{"id":35827,"date":"2026-06-05T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=35827"},"modified":"2026-06-04T07:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:15:42","slug":"kropki-pairs-sudoku-by-philip-newman-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/kropki-pairs-sudoku-by-philip-newman-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Kropki Pairs Sudoku by Philip Newman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(This post is part of the <a href='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/gas\/'>Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)<br \/>\n<em>While this puzzle may be all outta titles, it has 11 white dots and 11 black dots, ensuring that there is no shortage of pairs to help you solve this Kropki Pairs Sudoku.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align='center'><img src='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/260605-KropkiPairsSudoku-AllOuttaTitles.png' alt='Kropki Pairs Sudoku by Philip Newman' \/><\/p>\n<p align='center'><a href='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/260605-KropkiPairsSudoku-AllOuttaTitles.pdf'>PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/s\/260605AllO'>solve online<\/a> (using SudokuPad)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> All Outta Titles<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 124th puzzle from Philip Newman, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (<a href='https:\/\/sudokutheory.com\/gas\/'>GAS<\/a>) team.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/sudoku-rules-and-info\/'>Sudoku<\/a> rules (insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region). If a white circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers in those cells must differ by 1. If a black circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers must have a ratio of 2. Pairs of cells without circles can have any relationship.<\/p>\n<p><b>GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): <span style='color: white;background-color: white'>8:00<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): <span style='color: white;background-color: white'>15:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn an \ud83e\udd95: <span style='color: white;background-color: white'>Obliging Oplosaurus<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style='color: white;background-color: white'>2:14<\/span>, with <a href='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/sudokupad-Philip_New-2026_06_05_All_Outta_Titles-a684-d135.replay'>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<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2026\/260605-KropkiPairsSudoku-AllOuttaTitles-soln.pdf'>PDF<\/a>; solving video with explanation to be added later from GAS team.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other less common variations of <a href='https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/sudoku-3+variation-2\/'>Sudoku<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0<a href='https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/1059513302847336469\/1380897111599616020'>Daily GAS discussion<\/a>\u00a0post\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord. Not a member of the Discord? Click\u00a0<a href='https:\/\/discord.gg\/RNNfEBEbQS'>this link<\/a>\u00a0for basic access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.) While this puzzle may be all outta titles, it has 11 white dots and 11 black dots, ensuring that there is no shortage of pairs to help you solve this Kropki Pairs Sudoku. 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