Zero Chill
(Published on 19. December 2025, 06:00 by SecondBlue)
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column and box.
Eraser cells: 1 cell in every row, column and box is an eraser cell which has the value zero. Each eraser cell is a unique digit.
Place exactly 1 complete snowman in every box.
Snowmen are 1 cell wide and 2 cells tall. The base of the snowman is a larger value than its head. Snowmen cannot be orthogonally adjacent to the hot values (7,8,9). Snowmen also cannot contain the hot values (7,8,9).
Arrows: Values along the arrow sum to the value in the circle. Digits and values on arrows may repeat if normal sudoku rules allow.
Cages: Digits do not repeat. Values sum to the number given in the top left of the cage.
German whisper lines: Values of consecutive cells on the green line differ by at least 5.
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)
Last changed on today, 03:40
Solved by PierreTombal, Orsomanno, SKORP17, lrbhandanshi, jseng, War, palpot, Abehar
Comments
today, 03:40 by SecondBlue
Added links to the other puzzles in the 2025 snowman series.
on 24. December 2025, 19:18 by Abehar
very fun puzzle
on 21. December 2025, 05:08 by SecondBlue
Thanks for the feedback. Rating has been adjusted from 5* to 4*.
on 21. December 2025, 03:56 by War
Very nice puzzle, easier when a whole snowman must be in each box, makes this about a 3.5* difficulty
on 19. December 2025, 10:47 by PierreTombal
Very nice. Not extremely hard. Rated it (lower side of) 4*