Spider Bite
(Published on 23. May 2026, 08:20 by NotVeryNeat)
Ouch! Those pincers are sharp! I am loving more and more the combination of line constraints and Kropki dots. Hope you enjoy too!
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Region Sum Lines: Box borders divide blue lines into segments with the same sum. The sum may be different for different lines.
Kropki Dots: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Sudokupad
Solution code: Row 8
Comments
on 27. May 2026, 18:52 by VitP
hint:
if A-B=1, then A-B = (fill in the blank).
is that a chocolate teapot ?
not really, because it gets you a critical digit, and then 14-17 is a small set to case.
on 24. May 2026, 13:47 by anothermember
It is one of those where if you miss a sneaky piece of logic you've missed it, otherwise it's quite straightforward. So I can see why this would get such mixed difficulty feedback.
Still, there's nothing painful or too abstract involved, it's very smooth when you identify what's restricted.
on 23. May 2026, 23:45 by JVA
Yes, after the second digit it's pretty much GAS, but until then, it's very definitely 2*
For the people stuck: the RSL in Box 2 is actually very restricted
on 23. May 2026, 19:38 by Big Tiger
FINALLY! Maybe I missed something but finding even just the 2nd digit was a challenge. Shortly after that it swung back to being quite straightforward.
on 23. May 2026, 18:44 by Big Tiger
I am DEFINITELY just not seeing what others are seeing. I cannot solve this puzzle for some reason.
on 23. May 2026, 11:11 by Chaka
Beautiful! 1* solve for me.
on 23. May 2026, 09:52 by Big Tiger
Must be five stars because I am completely stuck. Got one digit in an hour.
