TomTom by Ashish Kumar
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Theme: 1 vs. 3
Author/Opus: This is the 86th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Ashish Kumar.
Rules: Standard TomTom rules, using the integers 1-6.
Difficulty: 4 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 5:00, Master = 11:00, Expert = 22:00
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
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I think this is the first time I’ve ever achieved a Master-level time. Really fun to think about how the big clues interact.
This one was a tough one. The deduction of the 300 was very nice. Thanks, Ashish for this brilliant puzzle.