8 Maids 'a Milking
(Published on 14. December 2023, 05:00 by Will Power)
Normal Sudoku rules apply. DUTCH WHISPERS (bucket top)- Numbers on red lines are at least 4 apart from their neighbors on the line. Numbers may repeat on red lines if other rules allow. The number 5 does not appear on red lines. RENBAN (maid's hands and bucket top)- Numbers on purple lines are each a set of non-repeating, consecutive numbers, in any order. THERMOMETER (Milk)- Numbers on thermometers increase from the bulb end. KILLER- Numbers in cages sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage. KROPKI PAIRS- Numbers with a white dot between them are consecutive. Not all possible dots are shown.
Solution code: Row 6 and column 6.
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Comments
on 15. December 2023, 02:20 by chain.reader
just a heads up that the teal / light blue line in box 7 is just decorative.
Last changed on 14. December 2023, 19:29
on 14. December 2023, 12:55 by Fisherman
A very thoughtfully crafted puzzle with two signature 8s: the blue in box 7, and the giant outline traced by the whispers and the renbans. Harder than earlier countdowns but equally enjoyable.
@Fisherman That is exactly the type of outside-the-box thinking I am glad to see, and appreciate about you, and others on this site. Makes me proud to be a member. Peace to you. -Will Power
