Stretching Squares (Killer thermo sudoku)
(Published on 18. January 2023, 02:38 by Ambrose)
A collaboration between AnalyticalNinja and me, please enjoy!
Rules
Standard Sudoku Rules apply.
Killer Cages: Numbers may not repeat inside a dotted cage, and must sum to the value in the corner if given.
Thermometers: The numbers on a thermometer must strictly increase starting from the bulb.
Play online:
F-Puzzles Link
CtC Link
Solution code: Enter the digits of row 2 then row 8, left to right, no spaces or punctuation.
Comments
on 30. November 2023, 07:18 by Montikulum
Excellent puzzle! After "understanding" the designe this changed from seemingly very little to flowing along nicely in a beat.
on 14. June 2023, 21:03 by 99%Sneaky
Superb! One of my favorite puzzles :D Thanks for sharing
on 31. January 2023, 10:50 by 99jau99
Nice puzzle. Very good idea to start with!
on 21. January 2023, 03:18 by SimplePurpleFrog
Beautiful, thank you.
on 19. January 2023, 18:22 by Fool on Hill
Love the setup here - very nicely done with some neat interactions beyond the first deductions
on 19. January 2023, 04:09 by dingledork
It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out the break-in, but once I did, this was a really lovely puzzle!
on 19. January 2023, 03:23 by mathpesto
Very clever! Lovely interactions
on 18. January 2023, 21:29 by obi
I don't usually love cages but this is a really beautiful puzzle, the constraints work together so well. Congrats!
on 18. January 2023, 20:11 by cam
Solid 2 star puzzle. It has a really nice non-trivial set of logical deductions. Great puzzle! Well done :)
on 18. January 2023, 11:11 by Perladel
Approachable and very fun!
on 18. January 2023, 04:58 by wisty
This is a cool idea, with even better execution. You make a great team. Thank you for sharing, this was such a pleasant and rewarding solve.
on 18. January 2023, 03:53 by dennischen
What an amazing use of thermos and cages - personally I have never seen this logic used before. I recommend anyone who has half an hour to spare try this one out.
