Here is some Sudoku fun when the temperatures start to rise!
Note: PUZZLE PREPARATION
Prior to utilizing techniques 1-8, complete the 5 Steps of Puzzle Preparation …
- FILL IN DATA FROM OBSERVATIONS
- FILL IN OBVIOUS ANSWERS
- FILL IN NOT-SO-OBVIOUS ANSWERS
- MARK UNSOLVED CELLS WITH OPTIONS THAT CANNOT EXIST IN THOSE CELLS
- FILL IN THE OPTIONS FOR THE UNSOLVED CELLS
Clueless?
We start with a Sudoku puzzle in progress, where it appears that there are no more obvious or not-so-obvious clues. Can you find the hidden clue in Puzzle #193
(The answer follows the conclusion of Puzzle #196, the feature puzzle for this month)
Simply a Logic Puzzle
Difficult rating … 2.5/10
(Rating based on puzzles not requiring advanced techniques)
Impossible to solve?
Impossible? No. Difficult? Extremely. Puzzle #195 may be a challenge for you. Advanced Techniques (Steps 6 and/or 7) are required. Difficult rating 9/10.
Feature Puzzle
Difficult rating … 6/10
(Rating based on puzzles requiring advanced techniques)
(hint … If you need a refresher on Step 6, please click the April 2023 issue)
(hint … if you need a refresher on Step 7, please click the January 2023 issue)
May the gentle winds of Sudoku be at your back,
Dan LeKander
Clue for Puzzle #193 What is your next move? The short answer is C6R2=5. If you are having difficulty determining this, follow along. In box 1 C1R1 are limited to options 5 & 6. Now we know that C3R1, C5R1 & C6R1 cannot be a 5. In box 5 C5R4 & C5R6 are the only two unsolved cells that can be a 5. Therefore, we can see that C5R2 cannot be a 5, leaving C6R2 as the only cell that can be a 5 in box 2.
Editor’s Note: Dan would like to hear more from his readers regarding questions, comments, and suggestions. To confidentially reach Dan, please e-mail him at this address …
info@thousandislandslife.com
Recently someone wrote to ask how to fill them out online. Unfortunately, you need to print them yourself, but that is easy to do and I know you will have just as much fun. Also you can use a grid sheet and copy numbers onto the grid.
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