Dutch Flat Mates (Little Killer)
(Published on 22. November 2023, 11:30 by Flinty)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
5's live in Dutch Flats
All 5's in the grid must strictly have EITHER; a '1' directly above it AND/OR a '9' directly below it. It may have both, but it doesn't need both.
Examples provided below on an empty grid.
Little Killers
The numbers outside the grid indicate what the digits along the diagonals must sum to in total.
This will be a weekly series for as long as my brain allows:
Dutch Flat Mates 1: Classic
Dutch Flat Mates 2: Thermometers
Dutch Flat Mates 3: German Whispers
Dutch Flat Mates 4: Region Sum Lines
Dutch Flat Mates 5: Sandwich Sums
Dutch Flat Mates 6: Little Killer
Dutch Flat Mates 7: Kropki (29 Nov)
Solution code: Row 5 (nine digits)
Comments
on 3. June 2024, 04:24 by Mgbator
Very satisfying to solve. Nice flow. Many thanks.
on 29. May 2024, 20:05 by latters176
Ridiculously beautiful, thank you so much for both this gem and the rest of this series.
on 9. February 2024, 01:04 by ViKingPrime
For just these two constraints this was quite the delicate construction. Well done!
on 22. November 2023, 23:48 by sujoyku
The combination of the Dutch flats constraint with little killer clues is very well-designed. The solve had a nice flow from start to finish. Thank you for setting and sharing, Flinty!
on 22. November 2023, 21:53 by heliosfant
Surprisingly not too hard. Thanks for the puzzle
on 22. November 2023, 14:01 by Ragna
Das hat Spaß gemacht. Dankeschön! :-)
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