To Wear the Sudoku Crown, One Must Solve Any Number of Puzzles
New York Times
Also helpful: pens, pencils, earplugs, plushies, a water bottle, calming herbal oil and the occasional “wild bifurcation” (a.k.a. a wild guess).
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/science/puzzles-games-sudoku.html