Tightening the GAS Cap
333Here 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 786 – Comeback Kid by Bill Murphy https://tinyurl.com/bed8j34b
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=26cn8fy9
Normal sudoku rules apply. Cells along a purple line contain a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits in any order. Digits in clues at cell intersections must appear in the surrounding 4 cells. (9:30/18:00)
GAS 787 – Second Guessing by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/5e733x6d
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2y3wt4mf
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in cages cannot repeat and must sum to the given total. (7:00/12:00)
GAS 788 – XV/Kropki Pairs by clover! https://tinyurl.com/5b4wmakb
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=25uclh5g
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits separated by an X sum to 10. Digits separated by a V sum to 5. Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Digits separated by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio. Not all symbols are necessarily given. (6:30/12:00)
GAS 789 – Remember Me by Bill Murphy https://tinyurl.com/ynfsxjy7
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=26om5jdh
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along an arrow must sum to the two-digit number in that arrow’s bulb, read from left to right. (9:00/18:00)
GAS 790 – Boustrophedon by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/mr26dd3h
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=23dy78rf
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along thermometers must strictly increase from bulb to tip. (10:00/25:00)
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