Whispers and Cages-2
(Published on 7. November 2023, 11:34 by Sumanta(ANU))
===Rules===
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Additionally, two marked diagonals do not contain repeated digits.
Whispers: Along green lines, neighbouring digits must differ by 5 or more.
Killer Cages: Digits in each cage sum to the total given at the corner of the respective cages. Note that the cage total in box 9 is 7.
Odd-Even: Grey squares contain even digits, grey circles contain odd digits.
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f-puzzle link:
f-puzzle (Whispers and Cages-2)
CTC link:
CTC (Whispers and Cages-2)
Solution code: Column 4 (9 digits, top to bottom)
Comments
on 8. November 2023, 18:35 by anyeyeball
Very nice puzzle. I probably took the slow way around to break into it by eliminating possible combinations from the killer cages, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. Thanks for the puzzle!
@anyeyeball..Thank you for the solve and feedback. Happy that you found it nice.
on 8. November 2023, 16:17 by 28righthand
Solved and then read the comments about using "set"... I didnt and the probably explains why I was finding it a bit harder than the average 2*!
very nice though.
@28righthand, Thank you for the solve and feedback. Happy that you liked. Yes the puzzle can be solve by eliminations without using set.
on 7. November 2023, 20:11 by sujoyku
Thank you for this fun puzzle, Sumanta(ANU)! First, I did not really see how to break in. But once I noticed, everything fell nicely into place.
@Sujoyku, Thank you for the solve and feedback. I am happy to know that you found the puzzle enjoyable. Thank you...
on 7. November 2023, 19:42 by Boofboy
Awesome, fun use of SET
@Boofboy, thanks for the solve and feedback. I am happy that you enjoyed solving the puzzle.
on 7. November 2023, 16:26 by PinkNickels
I didn't use SET to solve--mostly because I stink at it haha. Really enjoyed it. Thank you.
@Pinknickels, thanks for the solve and feedback. I am happy that you enjoyed. As I said, the path without SET was also intended. As a solver, I won't underestimate the colour (pink) or the metal (nickel). I know that you are an excellent solver of sudoku...
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Haha. I am decent up to 3 stars, but have only solved a couple 4 stars that i can recall. At some point I will need to study some more advanced techniques like SET. But for now, I am content to stick with the 1-3 stars.
@Pinknickels, Best wishes!!
I have made/solve a few 4* puzzle in the past but, upto 3* is my comfort-zone as well. 4* puzzles need extra efforts for me...
