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Caged at Twelve

(Published on 12. February 2026, 18:19 by HegXD)

Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Place the digits 1–9 exactly once in every row, column and 3×3 box.

Additional rules:

Killer Cages: Digits in a dashed cage sum to the small clue in the corner. Digits may not repeat within a cage.

Kropki Dots:
White dots connect orthogonally adjacent cells containing consecutive digits.
Black dots connect cells where one digit is double the other.
Not all possible dots are given.

German Whisper Lines: Adjacent digits on a green line differ by at least 5.

Thermometers: Digits increase strictly from the bulb to the tip.

Arrows: The digit in a circle equals the sum of the digits along its arrow.

Positive Diagonal: The diagonal from bottom-left to top-right contains the digits 1–9 exactly once.

Negative Diagonal: The diagonal from top-left to bottom-right contains the digits 1–9 exactly once.

XV: Cells separated by V sum to 5. Cells separated by X sum to 10. Not all possible Xs and Vs are given.

Odd Cells: Marked cells contain an odd digit.

 

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Solution code: Enter the digits of Row 5 from left to right.

Last changed on on 12. February 2026, 18:53

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Comments

on 12. February 2026, 20:16 by Myfyr MJ
Nice fun GAS sudoku.

on 12. February 2026, 19:13 by Decapod
7:58 snack. I never used the German whispers lines? The diagonals interacted nicely with some of the other elements.

on 12. February 2026, 19:08 by PinkNickels
Very fun! Solved as a speed run and managed 4:09. Thank you for sharing with us!

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