XV Palindromes
(Published on 23. February 2026, 18:45 by RailMan)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 - 9 once in every row, column and box.
Grey lines are palindromes and must read the same from both ends.
Digits separated by an X sum to 10, digits separated by a V sum to 5. Not all X's or V's are given
Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all white dots are given.
Solve Online : Solution Check is enabled
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 24. March 2026, 23:56 by clem
Honestly i was a bit scared when i saw the comment but honestly when you find the first number it become quite easy
on 28. February 2026, 00:27 by wuc
Solved easier 2*, solved harder 1*. Probably somewhere in between. Great setting. Fun solve.
on 27. February 2026, 23:22 by wuc
Solved easier 2*, solved harder 1*. Probably somewhere in between. Great setting. Fun solve.
on 27. February 2026, 22:57 by AroundTheClock
Brilliant and very entertaining construction! Thank you!
on 24. February 2026, 22:26 by CcmarvMD
Love a good coloring puzzle! This one was amazing! Thank you!
on 24. February 2026, 20:26 by dzamie
Very straightforward with coloring or similar, though I can see how people would find it harder if unfamiliar with that strategy.
Still, there does tend to be a much bigger jump to 2*, so I agree with the current 1* rating.
on 24. February 2026, 13:34 by rojspencer
Really fun puzzle.
on 24. February 2026, 08:06 by xiaoji
Nice puzzle with approachable colorings!
on 24. February 2026, 07:34 by JVA
Fairly straightforward and approachable coloring puzzle, which surprises me, because I usually agree when people think a puzzle is underrated in difficulty
RailMan: Maybe you are just better than you realize :)
Last year my 8 and 10yo daughters started solving and setting sudokus with me. That changed my perspective on the difficulty ratings because there were so many things that I could do easily (eg. coloring, set theory, etc...) that they haven't learnt yet. I would prefer if the "easier" puzzles on this website had more distinction between "easy for everyone" and "easy for experienced solvers". But most of all I just want people to enjoy solving puzzles
on 24. February 2026, 02:07 by SHERAX
Approachability very high solving it satisfaction 100%
on 24. February 2026, 02:01 by Jasperrr
Nice puzzle, really liked it!
Agree with the rest, definitely 2*. I guess the people voting 1* never make the actual 1* very easy puzzles.
on 23. February 2026, 22:17 by pjot
Nice coloring puzzle!
on 23. February 2026, 22:00 by sparkymanu
Very nice puzzle but I'm surprised at the 1* difficulty, I would have said atleast 2
RailMan: Thank you. I agree with you, but the rating are based on solver feedback and out of my control. I just hope that people enjoy the puzzles.
on 23. February 2026, 21:31 by RailMan
Updated SudokuPad link
on 23. February 2026, 21:25 by RailMan
Added white dots to rulee
on 23. February 2026, 21:21 by Inge
Very nice puzzle
on 23. February 2026, 21:07 by collin525
missing kropki in rules
RailMan: Fixed it. Thank you.
