Third Times the Charm
(Published on 30. May 2022, 14:38 by Ned Howarth)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along a thermometer must increase from the bulb end. Digits may not repeat within cages. Clues outside the grid give the sum of digits on the indicated diagonal.
I think the solution path to this puzzle requires some interesting logic that I'm quite happy with. I hope you enjoy solving it and I'd love to know what you think.
Solution code: Row 9 (left to right) then Column 6 (top to bottom). 18 digits no spaces
Comments
on 22. February 2024, 11:25 by Snaques
Verry nice puzzle. Especially the interaction between the cages and thermos was a nice touch.
Thank you Ned for setting this one!
on 5. October 2023, 15:35 by faltenin
Color a lot... erase colors... color something different... erase color... stare a bit more... aha!
on 18. June 2023, 13:48 by abadx
High quality puzzle. Beautiful solving path for a 1 star sudoku.
on 24. January 2023, 01:38 by RussKozerski
Once you know, you know. But until you know, you don't know. Still, lots of fun. Thank you. AND, I can say I solved a puzzle along with Phistomefel. OMG, how great is that!
on 22. December 2022, 15:03 by Phistomefel
That was a very nice puzzle. Thank you, Ned Howarth! :)
on 30. November 2022, 14:56 by chain.reader
Very nice.
1 star is fine...
For me, this went pretty quickly from... "Duhhhhh what am I looking for?" to "Oh really it's that simple!" very quickly after the initial bits of colouring
on 13. July 2022, 15:47 by Simon919
Splendid!!!
on 22. June 2022, 21:56 by pipedreambomb
I finished it, and this is at least a two star, IMO. Definitely harder than the vast majority of the other 1 star puzzles on here.
on 22. June 2022, 14:43 by highball
never thought I'd find that break-in, very glad I didn't give up. very satisfying once you find it. It's not impossible to find, I'm still pretty new to puzzles, so you can do it
on 2. June 2022, 11:21 by Big Tiger
Well, I'm not sure what I'm missing but I'm completely stumped just a couple minutes into it.
on 1. June 2022, 01:45 by sacklunch
Excellent puzzle! Very fun and satisfying logic, thank you!
on 31. May 2022, 20:51 by JR_pianoman
I love these puzzles that seem to have been discovered rather than created. The logic is quite simple, but quite remarkable.
on 31. May 2022, 17:14 by Palooka
Sneaky start! Took me a while to spot it. Thanks for a fun puzzle :)
on 31. May 2022, 16:27 by rhodri
This was terrific, thank you!
on 30. May 2022, 18:36 by Langa
This was really fun to do. A little bit of thought into the logic to get the break in at the start and after that it flowed beautifully, I particularly liked the ending too. Very well done!
on 30. May 2022, 18:32 by Langa
This was really fun to do. A little bit of thought into the logic to get the break in at the start and after that it flowed beautifully, I particularly liked the ending too. Very well done!
on 30. May 2022, 17:09 by slowbiex
smoooooth
