Erica 27 (Little Killer Edition)
(Published on 12. December 2025, 17:15 by SennyK)
Today Erica is hosting little killers :-)
I estimate difficulty to be 1.5*.
I hope you will enjoy and I would be really grateful for all the comments and ratings.
Normal sudoku rules apply.
German whisper: Neighbouring/adjacent digits along a green line have a difference of at least 5.
Little killer: A clue outside the grid gives the sum of the digits along the indicated diagonal.
If you liked this puzzle, I recommend trying out my other puzzles: The Erica Series:★☆☆☆☆: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 15, 17, 23, 26, 27
★★☆☆☆: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25
★★★☆☆: 9, 19, 21, 22 Shading/Ying-Yang:
★★☆☆☆: Pretty Odd Shaded Area
★★★☆☆: (+5)-Yang, Negative 8 YY
★★★★★: Why-Why? Fog of War:
★☆☆☆☆: Erica 12, Erica 17
★★☆☆☆: It's What You Do in the Dark That Puts You in the Light, Find It All, What the Fog?, Erica 20
★★★☆☆: Broken Flashlight in the Dark Pencil Puzzle/Sudoku Hybrid:
★★☆☆☆: Masyu (Short) Sudoku
★★★☆☆: Tetromino Sudoku
Various Puzzles:
★☆☆☆☆: Blown Fuses in Electrical Installation, Let Me Introduce Myself, French Wrench
★★☆☆☆: Symmetrical Fan, Night Club, Important Hour on the Clock, What Was the Sum Again?, Disgroup Joints, 10-Arrows, Antiking Dutch Skyscrapers
★★★☆☆: Cops & Robbers, Positive Symmetry, Doppelgänger Killer 1-25
★★★★☆: Liars. Liars Everywhere.
Solution code: Sixth (6th) column of the grid from top to bottom.
Comments
on 3. February 2026, 04:56 by frizz
Enjoyed this so much! And didn’t get stuck like I did on Erica 23.
on 17. December 2025, 14:57 by Slumped_5
Nice use of permutations to resolve the deadly pattern in the end!
on 17. December 2025, 08:18 by Ganbatte
Enjoyed the puzzle very much, thanks!
on 16. December 2025, 08:40 by Winterbeard
Would agree with your 1.5*???? it is doable at a 1* but takes a little bit to get over past the crux. Very enjoyable!
on 14. December 2025, 02:02 by macintux
Got stuck for a long time about a quarter of the way through, but finally spotted what I was missing and it flowed well from there on out. Very nice.
on 13. December 2025, 19:16 by GeorgeTheToad2
Nicely timed. Still enjoying this series!
