GAS and the Achilles Heel

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Published on August 2, 2023 10:00:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlH18ihoZlI

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Here are the URLs for today's 5 GAS (Genuinely Approachable Sudoku) puzzles. Hat times are given as (two hats/one hat). Any correct solution gets you a dinosaur.

GAS 756 – Favor by Bill Murphy https://tinyurl.com/uzj39kw7
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2fbvw6fs
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in grey cells must be greater than digits in orthogonally adjacent white cells. (8:00/15:00)

GAS 757 – Clone Vats by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/4dbzj7um
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=25kqnwt3
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in corner circles must appear in the surrounding four cells, in some order. (If a digit appears twice in the circle, it must appear twice in the surrounding four cells.) (6:00/12:00)

GAS 758 – X-Sums Sudoku by clover https://tinyurl.com/8a3jfbrx
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2xoz5fyb
Normal sudoku rules apply. A clue outside of the grid tell you the sum of the first X digits in that row or column, counting from the direction of the clue. "X" is the value of the digit nearest the clue in that row or column. (6:30/12:00)

GAS 759 – Crow by Bill Murphy https://tinyurl.com/nhkksrtw
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2xtduxu4
Normal sudoku rules apply. And that’s it! (5:30/10:30)

GAS 760 – Squaring the Square by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/mv25jy6z
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=24xusege
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in cells separated by a white dot must be consecutive (have a difference of 1). (Not all dots are necessarily given.) Digits in cages cannot repeat and must sum to the total given. (7:00/13:00)

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