{"id":6833,"date":"2017-05-11T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=6833"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:59:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:59:51","slug":"killer-sudoku-serkan-yurekli-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/killer-sudoku-serkan-yurekli-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Killer Sudoku by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170511-KillerSudoku-Fan.png\" alt=\"Killer Sudoku by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170511-KillerSudoku-Fan.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/170511Fan>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Fan (for Randy Rogers)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 156th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/sudoku-rules-and-info\/\">Sudoku<\/a> rules. Also, the sum of the numbers in each cage must equal the value given in the upper-left corner of that cage. Numbers cannot repeat inside a cage.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the 5th row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 9th row from left to right.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 6:45, Master = 16:00, Expert = 32:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170511-KillerSudoku-Fan-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/killersudoku\/\">Killer Sudoku<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/sudoku-3+classic\/\">classic Sudoku<\/a>. More Killer Sudoku puzzles can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.gmpuzzles.com\/products\/killer-sudoku\"><i>Killer Sudoku<\/i> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools) Theme: Fan (for Randy Rogers) Author\/Opus: This is the 156th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Serkan Y\u00fcrekli. Rules: Standard Sudoku rules. Also, the sum of the numbers in each cage must equal the value given in the upper-left corner of that cage. 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