Odd Jobs
(Published on 8. October 2023, 23:56 by Jolly Rogers)
RULES:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Along thermometers digits increase in value from bulb to tip.
- Digits in a cage cannot repeat and must sum to the given value.
- Digits joined by an X must sum to 10. Not all possible X's are given.
- Digits along an arrow sum to the digit in the arrow's circle.
- In this puzzle all digits associated with a clue can only contain odd digits, apart from the 4 given digits.
Hope you enjoy!
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Solution code: Column 5 (top to bottom)
Comments
on 20. November 2023, 01:23 by cascadeshiker
Love the odd twist on familiar rulesets. Looking forward to more puzzles that use this. Thanks!
on 15. October 2023, 13:57 by ukjohnd
Took a little while spot the very nice break-in, then flowed very smoothly.
on 10. October 2023, 23:17 by 99%Sneaky
I highly approve of odd numbers and this puzzle :)
on 10. October 2023, 01:42 by RussKozerski
I heard a joke about odd numbers, but it's not even funny. Thanks for the fun puzzle.
on 9. October 2023, 17:25 by Ragna
Very good job! Thanx :-)
on 9. October 2023, 06:44 by Tingo
The odd clue constraint was a blast to decipher. Great spin on the rules. Very enjoyable. Thanks for setting and sharing!
on 9. October 2023, 00:25 by sujoyku
Thank you for this nice puzzle, Jolly Rogers! It has an interesting rule set and is both approachable and fun to solve. Thank you for setting and sharing!
