Kill the Messenger
(Published on 2. February 2024, 01:33 by juggler)
I. Hypertension
II. Kill the Messenger
III. Deadly Threat
IV. Regicide
V. Schrödinger's Cat
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Normal sudoku rules apply.
SILENT KILLER
Digits in a cage sum to the number in the cell pointed at by the cage's northwest corner.
(Example: R4C1 is the sum of the 2 cell cage in Box 4).
SILENT LITTLE KILLER
A cell with an arrow shows the sum of the digits on the arrow's diagonal.
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 12. October 2024, 07:41 by MSDOS
Smooth, but non-trivial. Some really neat deductions in this one!
on 6. August 2024, 21:01 by PinkNickels
Sweet puzzle!
on 28. February 2024, 15:44 by docpayce
Dont believe it, this was even better than the first one in the series! Very smooth ride! :) :) :)
on 4. February 2024, 00:28 by EmpyClaw
Similar experience to chain.reader. That was great and a good boost to discover how solvable it could be.
on 3. February 2024, 01:16 by chain.reader
At first glance I didn't think I could solve this, but with a closer look it surprised me into almost solving itself after I started pencilmarking cells with "what digits *can* go here".
It just flows after that.
on 2. February 2024, 13:26 by OGRussHood
The first iteration of this puzzle was clunky, but the extra arrow allowed this puzzle to flow nicely.
on 2. February 2024, 03:19 by Bulkystapler
Really smooth flow. Loved it!
on 2. February 2024, 02:53 by RedBarchetta
Much better, thanks. That first puzzle iteration took me down some long "look forward" attempts and "hypothecating" (bifur-trifur cating!) I did see where the pressure was (on the new arrow area) but did not finish it. This was lovely - ridiculously easier for me. Thanks for the update!
