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Stupid Cupid: Friendly Fire

(Published on 26. June 2026, 00:05 by AaronH)

Stupid Cupid, he tripped and fell
“If I were you,” roared William Tell,
“I’d have no son - instead
   of the apple, I’d have hit his head!”

Stupid Cupid, quiver on the floor
Robin Hood laughed "They'd still be poor,
I'd've been caught - instead
   of a hero, I’d’ve hung till dead!"

Stupid Cupid, he wiped a tear
Deep down he quietly feared
"Among these friends...
   ...I am not respected"

Solve in SudokuPad

Cupid finds it hard to make friends. He knows that giving someone the gift of love is a kind thing, but doesn’t quite understand that people don’t like being unexpectedly shot with arrows. His arrows haven’t quite been welcomed, and now lie cast aside. As always, he keeps each one numbered so he knows when they’re all found. Can you help him out?

Rules

Normal sudoku rules apply: fill the grid with digits 1-9 so that no digit repeats in any row, column, or 3×3 box.

  • Cupid’s Arrows: There are 9 arrows in this puzzle. The digits along an arrow must sum to the number in its heart, and each arrow has a different total. Digits may repeat along arrows if allowed by standard sudoku rules.

All variant clues follow their standard meanings; full descriptions are provided below.

  • Friendly cells: The digit in an arrow's heart (i.e. its sum) must be “friendly” and contain either its row, column or box number.
  • Black Kropki Hearts: A black heart connects two digits where one is exactly double the other.
  • Green Kropki Hearts : A green heart connects two digits with a difference of 5 or more.
  • Red Kropki Hearts: A red heart connects two digits where one is odd and the other is even.

Walkthrough Video

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Solution code: Row 3, left to right

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Comments

on 3. July 2026, 13:39 by AaronH
Added link for walkthrough video

on 26. June 2026, 18:12 by HeyItsErin
Delightfully fun puzzle! Very clever use of the red hearts.

Last changed on 26. June 2026, 07:25

on 26. June 2026, 01:38 by StevenS
The hearts cannot be seen on Firefox.

AaronH: Apologies, I'm not able to reproduce. Big hearts, little hearts or both? They are just images provided by sudokupad, I have occasionally seen on other puzzles sometimes they fail to load and need a refresh or cache clean.

Maybe it's just Firefox on MacOS. It works on my Windows 11 machine. It's all the hearts.

on 26. June 2026, 01:12 by Sushila
Fun, thanks!

Difficulty:2
Rating:87 %
Solved:41 times
Observed:0 times
ID:000T0D

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