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 601 – #wavy by Bill Murphy https://tinyurl.com/bdmahtty
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2nyqshf8
Normal sudoku rules apply. And that’s it! (5:00/10:00)
GAS 602 – 2 Tortilla Chips by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/2jmtspy5
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2mcqhs3a
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in cells joined by a white dot are consecutive. Digits in cells joined by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio. Not all dots are necessarily given. (9:00/18:00)
GAS 603 – Pirate Sudoku by clover https://tinyurl.com/4b4ycysp
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=28tbxxas
Normal sudoku rules apply. Each 5 in the grid is orthogonally adjacent only to low (1234) digits. 5 is never orthogonally adjacent to high (6789) digits. (7:30/14:00)
GAS 604 – Online Sudoku by Bill Murphy https://tinyurl.com/5n8jcnun
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2qr7srzh
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in the top left of cells containing lines must appear on those lines, but not necessarily in the order presented. (6:00/11:00)
GAS 605 – Tortilla Chips II by Philip Newman https://tinyurl.com/5n86d2wx
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2xun4rzg
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in cells separated by an X must sum to 10. Digits in cells separated by a V must sum to 5. Not all Xs or Vs are necessarily given. (7:30/15:00)
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