Killing Me Softly With His Loop
(Published on 31. May 2024, 15:13 by yttrio)
Strumming my pain with his digits,
Singing my life with his clues...
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Draw a one-cell-wide loop of orthogonally connected cells. The loop may not touch itself, not even diagonally.
The loop acts as a German Whispers line (i.e., adjacent digits on the loop must have a difference of at least 5).
Numbers outside the grid are the sum of the digits that are on the loop along the indicated diagonal.
Solution code: Digits on the loop in row 2 (left to right) followed by digits on the loop in column 8 (top to bottom)
Comments
on 23. July 2024, 05:34 by Nordy
Juicy interactions!!
on 24. June 2024, 12:57 by ChinStrap
Another lovely loop from yttrio. Great!
on 3. June 2024, 19:04 by rmahus
It initially looked intimidating, but after the first deduction, it flowed quite nicely.
on 2. June 2024, 01:10 by sacklunch
Stunningly cool, loved it! I had to backtrack and restart a few times due to some bogus assumptions. Tread carefully!
on 1. June 2024, 21:19 by Hay-in-needlestack
The interaction of those selective little killers is beautiful.
on 1. June 2024, 15:30 by giladooshlon
I heard he set a good puzzle
on 1. June 2024, 12:17 by Opsi
What a fun puzzle. Thank you very much :)
on 1. June 2024, 03:28 by cam
The interactions here are a lot more interesting than I would have guessed. Very nice puzzle :)
on 31. May 2024, 23:19 by marcmees
I'm not a fan of Little Killers but had to make an exception for this one. Interesting solve. Thanks.
on 31. May 2024, 23:11 by wuc
Another great one. Keep doing these amazing levels. Big fan. Thx.
on 31. May 2024, 22:18 by Perladel
Brilliant puzzle!!
on 31. May 2024, 16:29 by Jolly Rogers
Really nice combination of rules with the loop mechanics and diagonal killer clues. Brilliantly set as always!
