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We recently provided several of the puzzles for the United States Sudoku Team Qualifying Test<\/a> and will be posting these here every few days through July. This week we’re featuring the standard variations starting with this Outside Sudoku (10 points).<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/p>\n

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

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

Theme:<\/b> Twenty-Six<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 610th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b>\u00a0Standard\u00a0Outside Sudoku<\/a>\u00a0rules: Insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region. Some numbers are given outside the grid. These numbers must appear in the first three cells in the corresponding direction.<\/p>\n

Difficulty (highlight to view):<\/b> 3.5 stars<\/span><\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 4:45, Master = 9:00, Expert = 18:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a>; a YouTube video discussing this creation will be posted later.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b>\u00a0Follow this link for more\u00a0Outside Sudoku puzzles<\/a>. More Outside Sudoku puzzles can be found in\u00a0Masterpiece Sudoku Mix 4<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Twelve Months of Sudoku?<\/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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