Erica 31
(Published on 30. January 2026, 15:03 by SennyK)
I am happy to present another easy Erica, it has only one minimally tricky point in the break-in, but I believe it is still 1*, maybe 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: Adjacent digits along a green line have a difference of at least 5.
V: Digits in cells joined by a V sum to 5. Not all Vs are given.
Recommended for you: Heyawake Sudoku (Given Regions)
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, 29, 30
★★★☆☆: 9, 19, 21, 22, 28 Shading/Ying-Yang:
★★☆☆☆: Pretty Odd Shaded Area
★★★☆☆: (+5)-Yang, Negative 8 YY
★★★★☆: Aim High! (YY)
★★★★★: Why-Why? Modifiers:
★★★☆☆: Modified Flat Mates, Neighbourhood Watch 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, Erica 29
★★★☆☆: Broken Flashlight in the Dark Pencil Puzzle/Sudoku Hybrid:
★★☆☆☆: Masyu (Short) Sudoku, Heyawake Sudoku (Given Regions)
★★★☆☆: Tetromino Sudoku
★★★★★: Heyawake Sudoku
Various Puzzles:
★☆☆☆☆: Blown Fuses in Electrical Installation, Let Me Introduce Myself, French Wrench, GAS Regional Constraints, Quadsumes
★★☆☆☆: Symmetrical Fan, Night Club, Important Hour on the Clock, What Was the Sum Again?, Disgroup Joints, 10-Arrows, Antiking Dutch Skyscrapers, (Not so) Little Killers, Indexing Sword
★★★☆☆: Cops & Robbers, Positive Symmetry, Doppelgänger Killer 1-25, Region Whisper Line, Christmas Chaos
★★★★☆: Liars. Liars Everywhere., Sandwiched XV Squishmates, Fireworks 2025, (Yin)German Pairrows
Solution code: Bottom right (9th) box of the grid in normal reading order: left to right, top to bottom.
Comments
on 5. February 2026, 19:04 by wuc
My solve time makes me vote for 1.5-2*. Maybe this is one of my slower days. Great puzzle however. One easy to miss step.
on 31. January 2026, 17:34 by bugcat
Nice puzzle! Agree it's a 1 star, but I'd say it does require a bit of experience with german whispers to get the break in.
on 31. January 2026, 14:28 by rojspencer
Got the break in rather quickly but bogged down in the middle finding what looking back now seems should have been obvious to me. Fun puzzle.
on 30. January 2026, 23:02 by NotVeryNeat
Lovely! The break-in was a touch more involved, and then the rest of the puzzle felt *1 to me. I enjoyed using the symmetry :)
on 30. January 2026, 20:35 by wuc
My solve time makes me vote for 1.5-2*. Maybe this is one of my slower days. Great puzzle however. One easy to miss step.
on 30. January 2026, 19:21 by Franjo
Thank you for sharing this funny snack.
on 30. January 2026, 16:00 by Martina
1* for me and a lovely fun puzzle. Thank you!
on 30. January 2026, 15:39 by GeorgeTheToad2
Very approachable and fun. Not quite a speed run for me, 20 minutes over a cup of coffee.
on 30. January 2026, 15:16 by PinkNickels
Fun speed run!
