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Dutch Flat Mates (Foggy Knights)

(Published on 1. May 2024, 11:30 by Flinty)

Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Place the digits 1-9 so that they do not repeat in any row, column, or 3x3 box.

Fog of War
Most of the grid is covered in fog. Placing correct digits reveals the fog, no guessing is required..

5's live in Dutch Flats
All 5's in the grid must have a '1' directly above it or a '9' directly below it. It may have both, but it doesn't need both.

Knight Cages
Within a cage, only cells for which there is at least one other cell with the same digit a knight's move away from that cell, count toward the given total for the cage. Cage totals appear in the top left corner..

Special Thanks
This puzzle was inspired by Knights in Cages by Bert.
Here is a live stream of Bert's puzzle from Tristan on the 'Zetamath does puzzles' stream.

To play this puzzle please click here: Play CTC

Previous puzzles in the Dutch Flat Mates series:

Hint 1 - Where to start

Some cells have few knight move options, and it's tricky to make the cage total work.

Hint 2 - Where to look next

Check clues, you may have deduced a digit but not placed their Knight friend yet. Don't forget Dutch Flats, which are a little trickier in this puzzle than normal.

Hint 3 - Having trouble in the midsolve

If you have filled in most of the first 4 columns, R4C5 is a cell that is worth considering.

Hint 4 - Having trouble in the endsolve

First, please reapply Hints 1 and 2 - lol - If you're in Box 9, look at the [3] cage before the [15] cage.

This Weeks Puzzle

Solution code: Digits from Row 7

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Comments

on 3. May 2024, 17:10 by ChinStrap
Thanks for another great one flinty! I like that you give the hints for those that might need them. Those that don't like them are free to not look

on 2. May 2024, 20:54 by wuc
Awesome. First time I saw that cage variant. Loved it. Clever puzzle thx.

on 2. May 2024, 20:34 by Franjo
Wonderful setting of a great puzzle! I really enjoyed solving this. In my opinion the puzzle would be even better if there were no hints… Thank you very much for sharing.

on 2. May 2024, 19:15 by Johannes Quack
That was a lot of fun!

on 2. May 2024, 17:27 by whitefox
Wow. Thank you so much for setting this unique sudoku :)
It took me quite some time to resolve box 8 but I loved the combination of killer cages and knight moves. The time I spend was totally worth it. ^^

on 2. May 2024, 11:04 by Flinty
Thank you all for the kind comments. :)

on 2. May 2024, 07:57 by gdc
Loved the constraint when I saw 'Knights in Cages' on twitch and this is a great use of it.

on 2. May 2024, 01:29 by alexlovi
This puzzle was INCREDIBLE! Took me like 3 hours.

on 2. May 2024, 01:09 by palpot
Very nice puzzle! I enjoyed the sneaky knight move deductions and the advanced dutch flat mate logic.

on 1. May 2024, 12:42 by fajoogaloo
This series has been an absolute joy. My first experience with Dutch flat mates was the yin yang puzzle and this is my first time seeing knight cages. I love the way these puzzles interact with killer cages :)

Difficulty:3
Rating:87 %
Solved:181 times
Observed:13 times
ID:000HVL

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