Five be, or not Five be, that is the question!
(Published on 24. August 2026, 07:00 by Flinty)
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Initial Setter Difficulty: 2 / 5
Mean Mini Sudoku
Select six unique digits from 1–9 and place them once each in every row, column, and box.
Dutch Flats
Every 5 in the grid must have a '1' directly above it or a '9' directly below it. It may have both, but it doesn't need both.
Target Sums
A clue X outside the grid indicates the sum of all the digits that appear in its row or column before reaching the target digit X (starting from the end with the clue).
Killer
Digits in a cage may not repeat and sum to the small number in the top left corner of the cage.
Hint to start
Puzzle Link: Click Here
Initial Setter Difficulty: 2 / 5
Mean Mini Sudoku
Select six unique digits from 1–9 and place them once each in every row, column, and box.
Dutch Flats
Every 5 in the grid must have a '1' directly above it or a '9' directly below it. It may have both, but it doesn't need both.
Target Sums
A clue X outside the grid indicates the sum of all the digits that appear in its row or column before reaching the target digit X (starting from the end with the clue).
Killer
Digits in a cage may not repeat and sum to the small number in the top left corner of the cage.
Hint to start
Target sums give us 8 and 9 as included digits, and where can 9 go in Box 3? 8 can then be placed with consideration that I won't spoil.
Solution code: Row 6 Digits
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Solved by SincereEngineer, NEWS, joelagibbs, zuzanina, drbs, Fisherman, palpot, falcoo, metacom, damo_89, marcmees, tuturitu, Thibaa, JohnDoeJersey, michael_787, JVA, pepe74287, jlaitio, sujoyku, butch02, ... sorryimLate, Uhu, SKORP17, dancom18, dingledork, Br1312te, galium_odoratum, HeyItsErin, widjo, flyjim, Jesper, Janie, KirkFox, lulu614, WhiteWarat, pmatos, kangaroo, ebulku, hearnicane, Don_Huan
Comments
on 25. August 2026, 00:49 by Br1312te
Really glad to see the 'pick your own digits' constraint becoming more mainstream, and it worked fantastically with the flat mates rule! Great puzzle <3
on 24. August 2026, 14:51 by amirs
Nice one! Quite a few interesting deductions for a 6x6
on 24. August 2026, 13:43 by sujoyku
What a lovely puzzle! I especially enjoyed its first phase. Thank you, Flinty!
on 24. August 2026, 08:20 by joelagibbs
Reading the title again after solving gave me a nice chuckle :)
