Onion Rings (Lost and Found #4)
(Published on 12. April 2025, 12:15 by .proxz14)
Lore (you may skip below the image if you are looking for the rules):
Welcome back officer, your training has almost finished. There is only a final exam remaining between you and having "Det." before your name on a plate. In this exam, you will have to combine all of the concepts you have learnt throughout your training, as well as determining the killer(s) amongst your suspects. Good Luck!
This puzzle is part of a series called "Lost and Found" in which modifications to the killer variant will be explored in the context of a detective training lore. You can find links for the rest of series below;
- #1: Rogues Gallery
- #2: Innocence is Illegal
- #3: Innocence is Legal
- #5: Lost Village
- #6: Lost Town
- #7: Lost City
- #8: 4 Stones, 1 Bird
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column and 3x3 box once each. Digits in a cage, regardless of its color/type, can't repeat.
- Killer Cages: Digits in a red killer cage sum to the value given in the top left corner.
- Suspect Cages: The sum of the digits in an orange suspect cage must be 1 away from the value given in the top left corner.
- Framed Cages: The sum of the digits in a blue framed cage must be 2 away from the value given in the top left corner.
- Innocent Cages: The sum of the digits in a green innocent cage must be at least 10 away from the value given in the top left corner.
Negative Diagonal: Digits along the marked diagonal can't repeat.
Play on SudokuPad
Solution code: Row 5
Comments
on 6. June 2025, 09:04 by .proxz14
links
on 10. May 2025, 12:38 by maiaz
1.5 stars ... not as hard as it looks at first glance
on 12. April 2025, 18:59 by Ragna
It was a joy to solve. Thank you. :-)
.proxz14's response: Thank you for the solve and the nice comment!
