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One Way Up, by pmays123

• Normal 9x9 sudoku rules apply.
• Digits on a thermometer increase from bulb to tip.
• For any cell 'C' on a thermometer, if an orthogonal neighbor to 'C' contains a digit greater than the digit in 'C' (e.g. r4c1=3 and r4c2=5), then the thermometer must extend into that cell.
• Thermometers cannot branch, and only one thermometer neck can extend from a given bulb. For example, if r5c4=6 and r5c5=7 then the thermometer extends into r5c5 and the digits in r5c3, r4c4, and r6c4 are all less than 6. Different thermometers cannot occupy the same cell.
• The small number in the top-left of a bulb's cell is the length of that thermometer (including the cell with the bulb). If no number is given the length must be deduced by the solver (a length of 1 is allowed).

Link to Puzzle: SudokuPad

Need an introduction to the logic? Here's a 6x6 I've made with the same ruleset:

I hope you find some joy in this puzzle once wrapping your head around the rules. Feedback is always welcome and greatly appreciated. Good luck, friends, and have a great day! :)