Murder Mystery
(Published on 13. September 2023, 10:39 by 3good5you)
Rules:
Regular sudoku rules apply; place the digits 1-9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box exactly once each.
Clues outside the grid are both little killer clues and look-and-say little killer clues. Digits along diagonals pointed to by arrows outside the grid must sum to the number listed, and may repeat along the diagonal if otherwise allowed. Also, the first digit in a clue indicates the number of times the second digit in the clue appears along the indicated diagonal.
Additionally, clues are encrypted. Letters A-D represent unique digits between 1-9 that must be deduced; ?'s may represent any digit between 1-9, including A-D, and different ?'s are not necessarily the same digit.
Solve online:
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Without Track Cells:
Solution code: Column 4 followed by column 6 (top to bottom, 18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 21. October 2024, 17:00 by The Book Wyrm
Great puzzle! Lots of interesting logic and nice use of the duality.
on 25. November 2023, 19:00 by konklone
Damn. I had to keep coming back to this one every day or so, but whenever I did I saw something new that kept nudging me forward. Really wild you were able to pack so much into a minimally clued puzzle like this. Thank you for setting it!
Reply: Thank you for solving it! (And for the kind comment!)
on 23. November 2023, 18:23 by Silverstep
the cipher part was fun. the question marks were less fun. overall not a bad experience, I enjoyed it.
Reply: Good to hear :)
on 31. October 2023, 11:08 by Crusader175
Very well constructed!
Reply: Thank you, much appreciated!
on 1. October 2023, 17:10 by meixia
I love that each deduction was tricky and clever in its own way. Thank you!
Reply: Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
on 18. September 2023, 11:34 by madhupt
What a beautiful construction. Every deduction was so delicious. The flow of the puzzle is so so smooth. Thanks for sharing this.
Reply: Thank you, that means a lot!
on 14. September 2023, 07:08 by marcmees
tight construction. nice. thanks.
Reply: You're welcome!
on 13. September 2023, 20:24 by bansalsaab
Amazing. Decoding abcd just starts the puzzle. Every single deduction was stunning.
Reply: Thank you for the high praise!
on 13. September 2023, 13:44 by Snookerfan
Excellent puzzle! Very hard in my opinion, thank you
Reply: Congrats, and thank you!
on 13. September 2023, 12:41 by thoughtbyte
Brilliant, very fun puzzle right up to the last digit placement. Thanks!
Reply: Thank you for the kind words!
