Special thanks to Playmaker6174 for the last disambiguating clue and riffclown for the title!
For some extra fun, do take a look at Playmaker6174's excellent alternative version of the puzzle, Caught Between Enemy Lines, which he constructed parallel to me while I was live streaming setting this one. To me it is super interesting to see how different setters approach a puzzle with the same initial clues, and to be able to compare differences. There are also some really surprising similarities! Just observe what happens to box 8 long after the break-in. I will say no more, you'll have to see for yourself!
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Enjoy!
Lösungscode: Rows 2 and 7. I.e. the 9 digits in row 2 from left to right, followed by the 9 digits in row 7 from left to right, for example: 123456789123456789
am 3. September 2021, 19:58 Uhr von Emphyrio
I really loved all the beginning, brilliant set up :). Not sure what I was missing in the latter part, even with the hints Qodec gave me I couldn't spot it and didn't want to bifurcate to understand it so I'm ashamed to admit I used unicity to finish the solve :P. But it was quite pleasant with it :).
am 15. August 2021, 00:48 Uhr von zetamath
I was really blown away by this one. I got stuck somewhere in the middle, but everything flowed so naturally, I was really impressed!
am 14. August 2021, 14:21 Uhr von Qodec
Added reference to Caught Between Enemy Lines.
am 11. August 2021, 23:51 Uhr von TheRiddler
Pretty challenging, especially since I don't do between-line very often.
Still, a very enjoyable puzzle; thanks a lot!
am 11. August 2021, 16:45 Uhr von Kabuki73
Wonderful break in and quite a few challenges on the way to solve it... nice!
am 10. August 2021, 23:55 Uhr von tallcat
Wonderfully constructed as always!
am 10. August 2021, 19:25 Uhr von Tom1i
Lovely as usual. Thank you Qodec.