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As former New York Times crossword editor Will Weng once said, 'It's your puzzle and you can do it any way you please. ' In fact, I'd argue that looking up a crossword answer is good, since you both learn something new and know the answer for next time (as many crossword answers appear time and again in grids)."

A well-formed Sudoku puzzle is one that has a unique solution. A Sudoku puzzle can have more than one solution, but in this case the kind of logical reasoning we described while discussing solving strategies may fall short. There are examples of rank-3 Sudoku puzzles with 17 givens that are well-formed.

Yes, playing Sudoku offers several cognitive benefits. It may enhance critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and concentration. It may also help improve memory, pattern recognition, and problem-solving skills. Some studies have shown that regularly doing puzzles like Sudoku can help to maintain cognitive function.

Here is an example of a puzzle which can not be solved, consider square Gg, all squares in row G are allocated except for this one, so according to this row Gg must take a 9, as it is the only choice in the row. But Dg is already set to 9 and another 9 can not go in Gg as column g would then have two 9s in it.

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Check intersecting words when you guess an answer.

If you're not positive about a word but have an idea for what an answer might be, write it in the grid lightly in pencil. Check the clues surrounding the word to see if there are any answers that fit with those letters.

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