Monthly Archives: October 2019

FTSPAH 104 and 144

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Sudent

The review of the unspeakable FTSPAH continues with two more puzzles selected arithmetically. The basic trace of FTSPAH 104 is Sysudoku Basic at its best. A near collapse in the bypass is extended by a deferred hidden dublex, which 104 … Continue reading →

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Systematic FTSPAH 44 and 84

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Sudent

This post demonstrates two more FTSPAH unlikely to frustrate anyone following the Sysudoku order of battle. FTSPAH 44 begins with an unusually large number of givens, which generates a correspondingly large number of 3-fills. In fact, the givens offer both … Continue reading →

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The FTSPAH Review Begins With a Tour

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Sudent

Here I report on 4 and 24, the first two of 10 puzzles selected for the Sysudoku review of the FTSPAH puzzle book. Starting grids were displayed at the end of last week’s post.   I also explain a few things … Continue reading →

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Another Dave Green Sysudoku Basic Workout

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Sudent

This post details  another Sunday Dave Green 5-star coming ever so close to breaking the limit that Dave seems to impose on his Sunday puzzles. It appeared in the 9/15/2019 edition of the Akron Beacon Journal. My grid is unimpressed … Continue reading →

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Master Class 120 Completes the Update

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Sudent

This post concludes the review update of Tom Sheldon’s Master Class Sudoku and offers an amended review table. The bypass on Master Class 120 is strong enough to keep line marking fill strings short. There are two naked singles, one … Continue reading →

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