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[ton]

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+---+-------+
|...|... ...|
|.12|3.. ...|
|...|..3 4..|
+---+---+   |
|...|.5.|6..|
|...|.24|...|
|...|...|.6.|
|   +---+---+
|... ...|.2.|
|78. ...|.1.|
|47. ...|...|
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3-box sudoku 16clue list
https://xfs.jp/1ZI1dEwk

[1to9only]

The sudoku is rated 3.2.

For a GUI solver, use the 9x9 SE from https://github.com/1to9only/SudokuExplainer
Select Variants, Latin Square only (unselecting other variants, if any enabled)
Select Variants, Custom...

Enter this layout:

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AAA......AAA......AAA.........BBB......BBB......BBB.........CCC......CCC......CCC

Paste grid:

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..........123..........34......5.6......24..........6........2.78.....1.47.......

[urhegyi]

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+---+-------+
|...|... ...|
|.12|3.. ...|
|...|..3 4..|
+---+---+   |
|...|.5.|6..|
|...|.24|...|
|...|...|.6.|
|   +---+---+
|... ...|.2.|
|78. ...|.1.|
|47. ...|...|
+-------+---+

3-box sudoku 16clue list
https://xfs.jp/1ZI1dEwk

download 3-box sudoku 16clue list here: https://github.com/Urhegyi/Sudoku-Uploads/raw/main/3box_16clue_list.zip

[Hajime]

Interesting. 17 given clues is the minimum for a standard sudoku puzzle.
For a variant with more constraints like a sudokuX with diagonals, 12 givens will be possible for a valid puzzle.
This 3-box variant has 6 boxes less constraints, but 16 gives is sufficient.
Peculiar...