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Going Dutch

(Published on 22. April 2026, 15:35 by Fool on Hill)

This is the fourth puzzle of a tightly themed set - I decided to fill the gap, if I could. There are commonalities to the logic and geometry - German and Dutch whispers with Renbans geometrically disposed, and black and white dots as additional clues.

The first (and I think easiest, because the varieties of logic are more familiar to regular solvers) was Dancing in a ring with German Whispers.

I then set a rather harder puzzle with Dutch Whispers (I think the logic has a family resemblance) N is for Naomi. Although people have found it much more difficult, as a setter I constructed it from very similar ideas - the change in the whispers loosens the constraints, but similar sharp questions guide the solve path.

The third puzzle was back to the easier German whispers: Ringing the Changes and has been found rather easier by solvers

This fourth puzzle in the set returns to those tricky Dutch Whispers, and I think has a challenging break-in, which will prove hard to uncover. As with the others most of the difficulty is in the break-in.

There is a fifth puzzle, inspired by the ideas of this set, currently at 4/5 for difficulty, but with many fewer solves - which suggests that some solvers are finding it hard to find the thematic logic (which is definitely a variation on the theme). Misdirection?

Puzzle rules

Normal Sudoku rules apply.

Adjacent numbers on an orange Dutch whisper line differ by at least 4.

On a pink Renban line the digits form a consecutive set with no repeats. The cross is a single 9-cell Renban

Numbers separated by a white dot are consecutive. Where two numbers are separated by a black dot, one is twice the other. (Partial kropki)

Play here on Sudokupad: Going Dutch

Solution code: Row 8

Last changed on on 22. April 2026, 20:24

Solved by Snookerfan, SKORP17, Maximus, Starlight, mihel111, sanabas, Qodec, palpot, Guvenistan, Exigus, tangobunni, ghosting, Arheus, bloodhovnds, kasperd, zonka, paranoid, emoney1374, lmdemasi, Megalobrainiac, joelth, Djirt, kangaroo, jalebc
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Comments

on 22. August 2026, 08:54 by Djirt
Спасибо за эту жемчужину! Было непросто решить это.

on 24. April 2026, 00:39 by Exigus
Another great symmetry puzzle, thanks!

Last changed on 23. April 2026, 09:39

on 23. April 2026, 09:36 by mihel111
Great Serie. 4* if you didn't do the previous ones. 3* if you did.
It all comes to answering two questions. Then it flows beautifully.

on 22. April 2026, 20:45 by Snookerfan
Excellent puzzle! I did find your intended solve path, which took me quite a while and it was so rewarding to find it. Beautiful patterns when colored. Thanks for this gem

Difficulty:4
Rating:94 %
Solved:24 times
Observed:2 times
ID:000SFO

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