Puzzle rules
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
On a green line adjacent digits must differ by at least 5 (standard German whisper)
If two digits are separated by a black dot, one must be twice the other (partial Kropki - not all dots are necessarily given)
The digits in a cage may not repeat and must sum to the total given in the top left corner.
Here is the Cracking the Cryptic link: Calvary
Here it is on F-Puzzles: Calvary
Lösungscode: Row 1
am 29. Dezember 2023, 22:25 Uhr von tretro
Wow, what an aventure ride. Consistently challenging until the very end. Thanks a lot
am 8. September 2023, 23:07 Uhr von cascadeshiker
Thanks. A perfect level of difficulty for me. I resolved the Kropki dots and the whisper polarity fairly quickly, but then struggled to actually complete the puzzle.
am 25. Juli 2023, 10:18 Uhr von phs
Great composition!! And enjoyable solve, difficult enough but not too much. Thanks.
am 15. Mai 2023, 19:28 Uhr von Orpheus
Neat puzzle, I really enjoyed the play between the lines.
Thank you!
am 8. Mai 2023, 13:43 Uhr von tutuism
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Thank you. Glad you enjoyed.
am 8. Mai 2023, 01:24 Uhr von 99%Sneaky
Fun puzzle, I enjoyed coming back to where I started near the end of the solve.
Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.
am 6. Mai 2023, 16:39 Uhr von Hydalin
For people who are used to these constraints it is quite easy, but I guess 2* is fine :)
For me it was 23 minutes during lunch :D
Thank you for giving it a go. I am getting a bit better at setting easier puzzles, but not at rating them ...
am 6. Mai 2023, 01:24 Uhr von MarthaB
Fun puzzle.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
am 5. Mai 2023, 00:21 Uhr von Onkel_Dagobert
I find it funny that people apparently can‘t agree what the difficulty of this puzzle is. Usually, the puzzles on this site are a bit harder for me than for most, but I found this one really easy.
Thank you for the comment. I think some people are not quite expecting the relationship between cells which emerges, and others see it straight away as a natural deduction.
am 4. Mai 2023, 21:32 Uhr von peep50183
I enjoyed this greatly; it started out easy but then the subtle steps started to appear :) I found this about a 2-2.5*.
Thanks so much for the comment. I will perhaps persist in setting controversial intermediate puzzles ...
am 3. Mai 2023, 22:35 Uhr von HumanBirdsong
Lovely construction!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
am 3. Mai 2023, 21:35 Uhr von Tingo
Very enjoyable solve. Thanks for setting and sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.
am 3. Mai 2023, 17:29 Uhr von Montikulum
Fun riddle - from my point of view 3/5 difficulty.
Thank you - glad you enjoyed it. As you can see there has been a variety of comment on difficulty - I put it at 3/35 to start with, but quite a number of people were finding it easier. Thanks for giving voice to the minority!
am 3. Mai 2023, 14:35 Uhr von PinkNickels
Would rate this about 1.8 stars. Nice setting, solid puzzle.
Thank you. I had hoped it would be on the easier side. I very easily underestimate the difficulty of my puzzles.
I'm glad you liked it.
am 3. Mai 2023, 11:42 Uhr von WatermeRen
I think 2 star is definitely more appropriate than the 3 it was when I started, considering I'm usually not able the do 3 stars within an hour
am 3. Mai 2023, 11:06 Uhr von Fool on Hill
Change to 2*/5
am 3. Mai 2023, 10:56 Uhr von ArnulfKoch
Very nice, but a little bit too easy (between 1 Star and 2 Star)
Thank you - I thought easier, but at least one good solver who tested it found one step hard to see. I will put it down to 2*