Cryptic Skyscrapers (Alphabet Soup)
(Published on 21. March 2021, 00:30 by emmettcito)
I spent a lot of time trying to set a puzzle with this variant and I'm happy about how this turned out. Special thanks to @Ogi on the Ctc discord for testing it and your kind feedback :)
The following rules apply to this puzzle:
Sudoku: Fill each row, column, and box with the digits 1 to 9.
Skyscrapers: Each digit in the grid is a "skyscraper" whose height is the digit in that cell. Taller skyscrapers obscure the view of smaller ones. Numbers on the outside of the grid indicate the number of skyscrapers that can be seen from that vantage point.
Cryptic: All of the skyscrapers clues have been replaced with letters. Each letter represents a different digit.
Thermometers: Digits are strictly increasing from the bulb to the tip.
The thermometers are spoons.
Play it on f-puzzles:
Solution code: Rows 4 and 5
Comments
on 11. December 2023, 21:44 by Myxo
Wonderful puzzle!
on 22. July 2023, 17:26 by Yann
Awesome puzzle, the skyscrapers work together really well, to produce a very interesting break-in and a fun mid-solve, thanks emmetcito.
on 20. April 2023, 19:07 by peacherwu2
Very fun and love the Penta link below! Thank you, emmettcito and udukos!
on 11. May 2021, 08:51 by PixelPlucker
Great puzzle! Challenging and has some very interesting steps.
on 4. April 2021, 13:55 by udukos
Great puzzle!
Here is a penpa link to the puzzle with an option to fill values for each alphabet: https://git.io/JYycZ
on 24. March 2021, 09:30 by marcmees
very satisfying solve. Nice dynamics between the different hints. thanks
on 22. March 2021, 21:57 by MagnusJosefsson
Brilliant puzzle with a hard first half that requires some patience and perseverance. Really satisfying to solve and very well designed.
on 21. March 2021, 13:14 by ogi.djukovic
Extremely fun and challenging puzzle! Well done!
on 21. March 2021, 12:07 by Jesper
Excellent! Very challenging (at least for me) but the solution steps were completely logical, and finding them was really rewarding.
