I met John Cleese a few weeks back, and - knowing he's a big fan of Sudokus - made him a quintet of puzzles inspired by his work. They get progressively harder.
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Additionally, the final grid will contain a python, which begins and ends at the given 9s. The python may not touch itself orthogonally or diagonally.Digits on the python, starting from each end and moving inward, will form a palindrome.
In the final grid, numbers in blue squares will show how many of the 8 surrounding spaces consist of python. They cannot be python themselves. Not all blue squares are given.
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.Solution code: Center column, top to bottom.
on 14. July 2020, 05:04 by rberger
Beautiful puzzle!
on 13. July 2020, 12:51 by marcmees
nice.
on 13. July 2020, 01:19 by zhergan
Very nice one! Thanks:)