Our master+ subscribers receive access to two bonus puzzles each week in addition to other rewards. We make these posts so those supporters have a space to comment on these puzzles, mark as FAVES, or log their solving. If you are interested in subscribing and seeing these bonus puzzles, click here for more info.

Theme: 3 × 3 × 3

Author/Opus: This is the 351st puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.

Rules: Standard Star Battle rules. Two stars per row, column, and region.

Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a star appears. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:00, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30

Note: Follow this link for other classic Star Battles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Star Battles to get started on. More Star Battle puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli.

Our last week featuring Skyscrapers puzzles can be found in this PDF.

This week we are featuring one of the solvers’ favorite styles: Star Battle. We’ll have puzzles from several of our puzzlemasters as well as two guest contributors, as well as one or two surprises.

Our master+ subscribers will be receiving a bonus Star Battle by Thomas Snyder and another by Murat Can Tonta, as well as access to the puzzle solutions. If you want to become a subscriber and get access to bonus puzzles, solutions, e-books, and other rewards, check out this page.

Our master+ subscribers receive access to two bonus puzzles each week in addition to other rewards. We make these posts so those supporters have a space to comment on these puzzles, mark as FAVES, or log their solving. If you are interested in subscribing and seeing these bonus puzzles, click here for more info.

Theme: Six of Two, Half Dozen of the Others

Author/Opus: This is the 350th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.

Rules: Standard Skyscrapers rules.

Answer String: Enter the 4th row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 7th row from left to right.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 4:15, Expert = 8:30

Note: Follow this link for classic Skyscrapers puzzles and this link for variations on Skyscrapers puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Skyscrapers Puzzles to get started on. More Skyscrapers puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles, in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles by Serkan Yürekli, and in the e-book Skyscrapers by Ashish Kumar.

Our last week featuring the debut of Ashish Kumar as a contributing puzzlemaster here with a lot of doubled puzzles can be found in this PDF.

This week we are featuring the genre Skyscrapers with some classic puzzles and two variations. If you enjoy this style and want to see more, we recommend you purchase our latest collection Skyscrapers by Ashish Kumar.

Our master+ subscribers will be receiving a bonus Skyscrapers puzzle by Murat Can Tonta and another by Thomas Snyder, as well as access to the puzzle solutions and a written walkthrough of the Saturday puzzle. Our grandmaster level subscribers are also receiving a 30×30 Giant Kurotto puzzle by Thomas Snyder. If you want to become a subscriber and get access to bonus puzzles, solutions, e-books, and other rewards, check out this page.

Our last week of Sudoku variations (Arrow, Thermo, and Even/Odd) can be found in this PDF.

This would normally be our “off week”, but we are going to post our next week early and take the following week off instead. We want to start the second half of the year early with the debut of a new puzzlemaster and an extra-large week. Please welcome Ashish Kumar as the next contributing puzzlemaster to GMPuzzles. Ashish is already the author of two e-book collections for us, Nurikabe which has been in our estore for a few months and Skyscrapers which has just been added. We have a set of 12 puzzles from Ashish for his debut week.

Our master+ subscribers will be receiving a bonus Snake puzzle and a bonus Gaps puzzle, both by Ashish Kumar, as well as access to the puzzle solutions and a walkthrough video of the Thursday puzzle. Our grandmaster-level subscribers, who receive our e-books first, got Ashish’s Skyscrapers book several months ago. If you want to become a subscriber and get access to bonus puzzles, solutions, e-books, and other rewards, check out this page.

Our master+ subscribers receive access to two bonus puzzles each week in addition to other rewards. We make these posts so those supporters have a space to comment on these puzzles, mark as FAVES, or log their solving. If you are interested in subscribing and seeing these bonus puzzles, click here for more info.

Theme: Starburst

Author/Opus: This is the 345th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.

Rules: Standard Even/Odd Sudoku rules (i.e., cells with a square contain an even digit; cells with a circle contain an odd digit).

Answer String: Enter the 2nd row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 8th row from left to right.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 7:30, Master = 9:15, Expert = 18:30

Note: Follow this link for more Even/Odd Sudoku puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Even/Odd Sudoku to get started on. More Even/Odd Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku 2.

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Theme: Clueless

Author/Opus: This is the 344th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.

Rules: Standard Arrow Sudoku rules.

Answer String: Enter the 2nd row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 8th row from left to right.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 6:00, Master = 9:00, Expert = 18:00

Solution: PDF

Note: Follow this link for more Arrow Sudoku. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Arrow Sudoku to get started on. More Arrow Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku 2.

Our master+ subscribers receive access to two bonus puzzles each week in addition to other rewards. We make these posts so those supporters have a space to comment on these puzzles, mark as FAVES, or log their solving. If you are interested in subscribing and seeing these bonus puzzles, click here for more info.

Theme: Clueless

Author/Opus: This is the 343rd puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.

Rules: Standard Thermo-Sudoku rules.

Answer String: Enter the 1st row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 6th row from left to right.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 0:45, Master = 1:15, Expert = 2:30

Note: Follow this link for more Thermo-Sudoku puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Thermo-Sudoku to get started on.

Our past week of Castle Wall puzzles can be found in this PDF.

This week we are featuring three Sudoku variation styles: Even/Odd, Thermo, and Arrow. Our master+ subscribers will be receiving a bonus Thermo-Sudoku and an Even/Odd Sudoku, both by Thomas Snyder, as well as access to the puzzle solutions. If you want to become a subscriber and get access to bonus puzzles, solutions, e-books, and other rewards, check out this page.

This past variety week of puzzles can be found in this PDF. In case you missed it, you can also now but our new The Puzzlemasters’ Workshop book at this e-store page.

This week we are featuring classic Castle Wall puzzles as well as some variations. Our master+ subscribers will be receiving a bonus Castle Wall by Serkan Yürekli and another by Ashish Kumar as well as access to the puzzle solutions. If you want to become a subscriber and get access to bonus puzzles, solutions, e-books, and other rewards, check out this page.