GAS: The Agent of Hubris

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Published on August 27, 2023 10:00:33 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsTcSz7HlT0

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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 781 – The Castle Aaaarrrrrgghh by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/34m4a5h7
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=28r8hfq5
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in grey cells must be greater than digits in orthogonally adjacent white cells. (9:00/20:00)

GAS 782 – 2-digit Primes by clover! https://tinyurl.com/5t2994j
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2a28gmwg
Normal sudoku rules apply. Every pair of digits joined by a gray line forms a two-digit prime when read from top to bottom or left to right. For instance, r3c2 r3c3 is a two-digit prime number, and so is r2c3 r3c3. Not all possible lines are necessarily given. (7:00/13:00)

GAS 783 – XXXO by Bill Murphy https://tinyurl.com/567hx8p3
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=26k7khgk
Normal sudoku rules apply. (6:30/13:00)

GAS 784 – The Prime of Life by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/2vvw7njv
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=25jrqlog
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in cages cannot repeat and must sum to the total given. (6:41/12:41)

GAS 785 – First Seen Odd/Even by clover! https://tinyurl.com/mrycj7jv
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=29fdjaog
Normal sudoku rules apply. A clue outside of the grid tells you the first odd (if the clue is odd) or the first even (if the clue is even) digit that appears in that row or column, counting from the direction of the clue. (7:00/13:00)


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