Octothorpe (TSPFKAH)
(Published on 13. February 2024, 12:34 by Abdul the Killer)
SHADING: Cells containing values exactly one greater than an immediate neighbour (diagonal or orthogonal) within their box are shaded, and otherwise not shaded.
OCTOTHORPE: Cells marked # contain the same digit.
Otherwise standard Sudoku rules apply.
Solution code: Row 5
Comments
on 11. September 2024, 21:12 by Shuhua Milk
Nice!
on 15. March 2024, 20:44 by ChinStrap
This was another great one. The way it bounces from part to part was amazing.
---Thanks for the kind comment and solve.---ATK
on 13. February 2024, 22:22 by ozgaz
Very nice - many thanks. I know you always choose your titles carefully but this one has me baffled!
---I take it you get the "Octothorpe" bit -- it's one of the many acceptable names for the #-symbol.
The parenthetical abbreviation is: The Sudoku Puzzle Formerly Known As Hashtag.
This puzzle was due to be published months ago, as #SUDOKU, but then two days before, the prolific Will Self published a puzzle called Hashtag, and then on the morning it was due to go out published another with a similar title.
So I pulled it and changed its title.
Luckily, in fact, because in the interim I reworked the puzzle which led to a generally more interesting puzzle.
---ATK
on 13. February 2024, 18:02 by fuxia
Pretty and clever, very nice. Thank you!
---Thank you for the kind comment and the solve. ---ATK
on 13. February 2024, 14:04 by Tamuha
A beautiful work of art, this puzzle.
I'm stunned and impressed how the solve path leads you arround the grid. Each deduction feels rewarding.
Thank you very much.
---That's really nice of you to say, it's always appreciated. ---ATK
