Cross Whispers
(Published on 1. June 2023, 15:08 by Fool on Hill)
Puzzle rules
This could be quite a tricky puzzle, but nowhere near as hard as In Memoriam. Tip: don’t forget the arrow, which makes actual digits significant, rather than unresolved pairs (so my usual A=19,B=28, C=37, D=46 marking is not particularly helpful)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
On a green line adjacent digits must differ by at least 5 (standard German whisper)
If two digits are separated by a black dot, one must be twice the other (partial Kropki - not all dots are necessarily given)
The digits on an arrow sum to the value in that arrow’s circle (standard arrow rules)
Here is the Cracking the Cryptic link: Cross Whispers
Solution code: Row 2
Comments
on 12. July 2024, 07:59 by snuuba
Finally grinded this to completetion, too clever for me. I am sure that there is a better way, but I failed to see it. Or even formulate more universal pattern which would for for example determine parity for whispers. I saw that some boxes would be more constrained with certain parity, but failed to prove that it had to be that way. My break-in was to prove where 1 goes in box 8, but it took a lot of iterations, dare I say bifurbication… My apologies for butchering this beautiful puzzle :)
on 15. July 2023, 16:15 by bodemeister
Very enjoyable puzzle! Took me some time to make progress, but was happy when I figured it out. Thanks for the puzzle!
And thank you for the kind comment. Thanks for solving.
on 1. June 2023, 19:35 by Snookerfan
Nice puzzle! I think there was a very tricky step in the middle, which made this puzzle at least as hard as in Memoriam. Although I probalbly missed the intended easier steps, as usual.
Thanks for the comment - judging difficulty is hard. Some good solvers have struggled with In Memoriam - I think that is harder to see for some people. Glad you liked this one.
