Andrew's Puzzles: December 2020

I created the solution to this puzzle using a C program which I wrote myself.

I created the puzzle from the solution using a Python program written by Rainhard Findling

I rendered the image below using Amit Kuba's Online Hidoku Solver If you enjoy my puzzle, you will find many more to try there.

Here is a reminder of the rules:

I arranged the numbers 1 through 49 in ascending order on the grid below before removing some of them at random. Your job is to replace the numbers I have removed. When you have finished, the grid must contain all the numbers 1 through 49 exactly once and cells with consecutive numbers must be joined horizontally, vertically or diagonally: