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Say Cheese! (Whisper XV)

(Published on 18. August 2022, 15:20 by tallcat)

There have been some interesting discussions on 'difficulty creep' in recent weeks. I also realized that I've had a string of four star puzzles in a row. With that in mind, I wanted to put out something a little easier. This should sit at the lower end of the 3/5 range for most (and should be a 2/5 or less for a few of you!). Hope you enjoy it!

Normal sudoku rules apply

German whispers: Adjacent cells on green lines must differ by at least 5.

XV: Cells separated by an X must sum to 10. Cells separated by a V must sum to 5. Not all X's and V's are given (no negative constraint)



Can be played online at f-puzzles or CTC

Solution code: Row 2 (left to right) followed by column 4 (top to bottom). 18 digits, no spaces.

Last changed on on 18. August 2022, 18:38

Solved by Niverio, SirWoezel, Imperial Marcher, tenaliraman, VeTaurus, jguer, ricola, m0rkoli, hollowpineapple, kublai, avahales, djorr, XeonRisq, efnenu, tobymgk, Piatato, bernhard, riSygneD, Franjo, ... Nicholas Roberts, Flycatcher, cascadeshiker, fca.felix.sudoku, Bobbobert, asii, september, noodlehead, Montikulum, Roberto, Wenni, MissWillyWonka, MrWhite2020, Trellyc, koiking, k2u5as, forsen
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Comments

on 29. October 2023, 01:59 by cascadeshiker
Very enjoyable puzzle. Nice consistent level of difficulty throughout.

on 29. August 2023, 21:12 by snuuba
Nice one, thanks for making this puzzle.

on 12. February 2023, 21:04 by Alice10ftTall
Harder than 2 stars to me, but it was a ton of fun.

on 20. August 2022, 12:08 by DaniK
I was stuck for a while in the same place people are commenting, but that the made solving it more fun :) Thanks for the nice puzzle!

on 20. August 2022, 08:37 by katy.lanka
Venturing out of my 1* difficulty comfort zone I didn't break any speed records (just over 90 minutes) but I am super proud of myself for solving this puzzle and really enjoyed being stretched a little. Thank you tallcat.

on 20. August 2022, 00:35 by Playmaker6174
Yummy! :)

Last changed on 19. August 2022, 19:49

on 19. August 2022, 06:12 by greyden
My first solve of a tallcat puzzle. And I absolutely enjoyed it. Thanks for setting it.

REPLY: Congrats on the first solve! Glad you enjoyed.

on 19. August 2022, 01:39 by OGRussHood
Knocked out this one in under 20 minutes, even with the devious Tallcat-y logic tricks along the way. Probably my most favorite 2-star puzzle to date.

on 18. August 2022, 18:46 by XeonRisq
Fun puzzle, with some sneaky deductions.
Very enjoyable, nice and smooth with just a hint of trickiness.

on 18. August 2022, 15:40 by Niverio
Very enjoyable puzzle!

Difficulty:2
Rating:92 %
Solved:191 times
Observed:9 times
ID:000AV3

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