{"id":5607,"date":"2016-02-24T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2021-05-22T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T16:15:04","slug":"consecutive-pairs-sudoku-by-thomas-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/consecutive-pairs-sudoku-by-thomas-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"Consecutive Pairs Sudoku by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160224-ConsPairs-GP.png\" alt=\"Consecutive Pairs Sudoku by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160224-ConsPairs-GP.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/160224GP>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> GP = Grandmaster Puzzles<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 236th puzzle from Thomas Snyder aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/sudoku-rules-and-info\/consecutive-pairs-sudoku-ri\/\">Consecutive Pairs Sudoku<\/a> rules. (If a gray circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers in those cells must be consecutive. Note not all gray circles are given; adjacent cells without a circle may contain either consecutive numbers or nonconsecutive numbers.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the 6th row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 7th row from left to right.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 3:45, Master = 7:00, Expert = 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/160224-ConsPairs-GP-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/consecutivepairssudoku\/\">Consecutive Pairs Sudoku puzzles<\/a> on this website. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/consecutivepairssudoku+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Consecutive Pairs Sudoku<\/a> to get started on. More Consecutive Pairs Sudoku puzzles can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.gmpuzzles.com\/collections\/the-art-of-sudoku-2\"><i>The Art of Sudoku 2<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools) Theme: GP = Grandmaster Puzzles Author\/Opus: This is the 236th puzzle from Thomas Snyder aka Dr. Sudoku. Rules: Standard Consecutive Pairs Sudoku rules. (If a gray circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers in those cells must be consecutive. 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