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Sudoku #42

Category: Sudoku
Fri, 05 Aug 2005, 10:17

As most of you already know, 42 is the answer to the great question of life, the universe, and everything. But of course, although we know the answer, no one is quite sure what the question really is!

The five volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (by Douglas Adams) is very much a part of the consciousness of the members of my generation. For some reason, this is especially true amongst computer professionals and hobbyists. For example, the "Babel Fish" inspired the name of one particular translation web site. The number 42 may well be one of the more ubiquitous concepts from the trilogy, representing some profound truth that nobody really understands.

Todays puzzle is nicely balanced. It's not only symmetric, but every group (row, column, square) has either two or three seed values.

Hans

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