Sudoku by Thomas Snyder
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Theme: Flyers
Author/Opus: This is the 169th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.
Answer String: Enter the 6th row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 9th row from left to right.
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:30, Master = 11:00, Expert = 22:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is available here.
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6:57.Amazing sudoku.It won’t be an exaggeration if I state that this is the best of all classic sudokus I have solved so far.I find this even better than the ones I encountered in The Art of sudoku.To incorporate K-Jvatf at the very beginning of a sudoku in a beautiful aesthetic background simply requires talent!Excellent excellent sudoku.Wish you had a patreon system for sudokus .I would have joined long back.Thank you for this beautiful sudoku motris.
Could you please explain what is k-jvatf in Sudoku ?
If you recognize the term has been rot-13 encoded, you’ll land at a possibly more familiar name. See detail here or elsewhere by Googling the real name.
I’m sure it’s lovely, but I feel like I’m searching for a needle in a haystack. I know what a “K-Jvat” is and how it works, but I don’t see one here. Anyone care to drop me a hint?
(I still can’t figure out why classic sudoku is the only puzzle that can generally stump me. I guess that’s a problem for a neurologist.)
General hint on getting started (which is deliberately very tough in this puzzle):
Gurer ner guerr pbyhzaf jvgu fvk qvtvgf svyyrq. Rnpu vf zvffvat n fvk. Lbh fubhyq or noyr gb cynpr n fvk havdhryl nf lbhe svefg qvtvg.
Thank you! I’m well on my way now.
I knew it was a K-Jvat from the very start looking at the setup. Didn’t stop me from spending 20 minutes on it.