Hot "Little" Killers
Standard Sudoku rules apply.
Digits must increase along the thermometer starting from the bulb end.
Marked diagonals sum to the given number.
Digits can NOT repeat on marked diagonals.
Hint:
R8C7... 5?
Here is a link to the puzzle on f-puzzles
Solution code: Row 3 + Column 4
on 10. December 2020, 20:09 by CountSudokula
Well I'm not ashamed to say that my old, slow brain made use of the hint... Nice puzzle Jeremy, thanks!
on 10. December 2020, 18:01 by ThrowngNinja
Had a lot of fun with this one, thanks!
on 10. December 2020, 16:42 by Quarterthru
@Statistica... Good point... fixed
on 10. December 2020, 16:38 by Statistica
Nice. But I think it's better to say "Digits can NOT repeat on marked diagonals." (or 'on these'), because it's not true for all diagonals in the grid.
on 10. December 2020, 15:58 by Quarterthru
@cdwg2000, I had a couple of top setters test this puzzle and they needed the hint, so I put it in. Not to mention it seems the community thinks it's 3 stars. So...
on 10. December 2020, 15:44 by Fedo
I enjoyed it and solved it without hint.Thank you!
on 10. December 2020, 15:40 by Joseph nehme
Thank you for the puzzle. I think 3 stars is precise.