Clover Windmill

A Windmill made from 5 clovers (Asterisk + Windoku), with no givens in the middle grid.

It is an EASY one, because you don't need special methods, except naked/hidden singles, BUT...

Did you know that the 4 constraints of a Windoku is not limited to the 4 boxes. You get 5 extra constraints for free. 

See http://www.sudokuwiki.org/Windoku_Strategy

Without use of those extra 5, solving is probably more difficult.

The image : 

In text:

#5//E7,aw/N13,aw/H19,aw/B25,aw/K31,aw

300000007000007000800090400700030020000004900908000000000000000670000000280000000

300000005000500000007040002000070008000800000000000706000005000000000029000704061

000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

910706000670000000000100000106000000000009000200010000800050100000004000700000003

000000028000000057000000000000000601001400000070050002005030009000900000100000003

Import the puzzle into the Solver as follows:

• • Select the code above and copy (cntl-C) it in the copy/past buffer

  • Start Notepad

  • Paste (cntl-V) the copy/paste buffer into the Notepad editor

  • Save it to "somefile.txt" (with .txt extention)

  • Start the Solver

  • In the Solver press the button "FileIn" and select the saved "somefile.txt"

  • The puzzle will be loaded into sheet SudokuSolver

  • Press the "Paint"button. Colors may vary, but can be adjusted in the sheet "Colors"