Diamond in the snow 1
(Published on 7. December 2025, 11:32 by SecondBlue)
Snowmen are 1 cell wide and 2 cells tall. The base of a snowman is a larger number than its head. Snowmen cannot be orthogonally adjacent to hot digits (7,8,9) otherwise they will melt. Snowmen also cannot contain the hot digits (7,8,9).
Dutch whisper lines: Consecutive digits along an orange Dutch whisper line must be at least 4 apart in value.
Killer Cages: Digits in a cage cannot repeat and sum to the clue given.
X's: Digits separated by an X sum to 10. Not all X's are given.
Solve in SudokuPad
Thanks to everyone who solved and especially those who commented on the 2025 snowman puzzle series.
Here are the links to the other puzzles in the series;
1) Diamond in the snow 1 ★☆☆☆☆
2) Snowtropics 1 ★★☆☆☆
3) Shrouded Snowmen ★★☆☆☆
4) Snow Many Skyscrapers ★★☆☆☆
5) Hotline ★★★☆☆
6) Killer Snowmen ★★★☆☆
7) Snowtropics 2 ★★★☆☆
8) Snowtropics 3 ★★★★☆
9) Zero Chill ★★★★☆
10) Diamond in the snow 2 ★★★★☆
Solution code: Row 9 (left to right)
Comments
on 26. December 2025, 03:17 by SecondBlue
link edited
on 26. December 2025, 03:15 by SecondBlue
Added links to the other puzzles in the 2025 snowman series.
on 11. December 2025, 05:44 by Ganbatte
I confess, I misread the whisper line as a German one so I accidentally got a right answer (didn’t realize until later), so I don’t feel I deserve to say I solved it. I enjoyed it, thank you!
on 11. December 2025, 04:11 by NotSoMagnifique
Great fun once I understood the implications!
on 10. December 2025, 17:33 by Lemonator
really fun! excited for the others to come out!
on 10. December 2025, 00:52 by philolologue
Love the snowmen concept!!! 17 minutes of pure fun!
on 9. December 2025, 16:57 by Dave
Cool puzzle, pairs well with a hot choccy- not orthogonally tho
on 8. December 2025, 12:30 by Martina
A truly charming puzzle with an interesting new idea.
on 7. December 2025, 22:00 by Fisherman
Well oiled and precise.
on 7. December 2025, 19:25 by abw
Great puzzle, thank you!
on 7. December 2025, 13:02 by nunc
Very neat!
on 7. December 2025, 12:13 by Gambit
Fun puzzle, ...enjoyed the fresh new concept. Thanks for sharing.
