low rise
(Published on 20. April 2026, 17:55 by arctan)
normal sudoku rules apply within the center 9x9 grid.
slow thermometers: digits along a slow thermometer form a non-decreasing sequence, going from the bulb to the tip
skyscrapers: digits outside the grid give the number of digits in that row/column that are larger than all digits between itself and the clue. [as an example, a row reading 162738495 would have a clue of 5 on the left (counting 16789) and a clue of 2 on the right (counting 59).]
note: to trigger completion, fill in all skyscraper values along the outside thermometer.
Solution code: row nine
Comments
on 21. April 2026, 16:58 by VitP
this is pretty much an "experts only" puzzle, so level 3 at least.
skyscrapers is pretty much a niche area anyway, so the procedures, the questions that need to be asked, will not be "common knowledge"
on 20. April 2026, 20:52 by Exigus
Lovely puzzle. Once you ask the right question it almost solves itself. Thanks!
on 20. April 2026, 20:08 by Flinty
Very neat! :)
