Editor's Note: All ready to have fun? Enjoy these puzzles - for some will stump you, for sure! Let us know how you do!
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 #221?
(The answer follows the conclusion of Puzzle #224, the feature puzzle for this month)
Simply a Logic Puzzle
Difficult rating … 5/10
(Rating based on puzzles not requiring advanced techniques)
Impossible to solve?
Impossible? No. Difficult? Extremely. Puzzle #223 may be a challenge for you. Advanced Techniques (Steps 6 and/or 7) are required. Difficult rating 9.7/10.
Feature Puzzle
Difficult rating … 7/10
(Rating based on puzzles requiring advanced techniques)
(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 #221 What is your next move? Unsolved cells C9R4, C9R5 & C9R6 form a triplet and are limited to options 1, 5 & 9. There is already a 1 and 5 in row 6; therefore, C9R6=9.]
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