Dutch Flat Mates (Dutch Whispers)
(Published on 3. January 2024, 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.
Dutch Whispers
Adjacent digits along an orange line must differ by at least 4.
Previous puzzles in this series:
Classic
Thermometers
German Whispers
Region Sum Lines
Sandwich Sums
Little Killer
Kropki
Zipper Lines
Renban - By GoodCity
Nabner - By GoodCity
Skyscrapers - By GoodCity
Thanks for playing the puzzles in this series. Hopefully it still has some legs, and a massive thanks to GoodCity for keeping it going whilst I took a break, and fingers crossed they'll be back with some more series contributions in the future. :)
Solution code: Digits from Row 6
Comments
on 20. February 2025, 18:57 by Richard
From all DFM-variants that I solved, I liked this one best (unfortunately there is no very, very nice button). What an extremely beautiful grid lay-out! It was a pleasure to solve until the very last digit! Thx.
on 10. January 2024, 14:48 by Schwupel
very nice!
on 7. January 2024, 00:24 by cam
It's difficult to make an easy puzzle interesting, but you've done quite a nice job. Thanks :)
on 3. January 2024, 22:20 by ViKingPrime
Another beautiful entry. Dutch Whispers are suck a natural fit for this ruleset.
on 3. January 2024, 16:39 by marcmees
Nice one again. Thanks
on 3. January 2024, 14:02 by goodcity
Thank you Flinty for this wonderful puzzle with a nice symmetry in it. I really enjoyed this serie and hope the break you took gave you fresh ideas. It was a pleasure to work on this serie with you !
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Flinty: <3
on 3. January 2024, 13:04 by sujoyku
Thank you for this fun new edition of your Dutch flat series, Flinty! As often, I struggled a little at the beginning. But then I understood a "suspicious" shape of Dutch whispers that allowed for a nice break-in. From that point, the solve went very smoothly and one clue always led to the next one. Thank you for setting and sharing!
on 3. January 2024, 12:34 by anyeyeball
Another beautiful Flat Mates puzzle. Very fun, indeed. Thank you!
