9-to-5
(Published on 17. September 2026, 17:08 by lgastako)
This is my tribute to a legend. One of the best people to ever walk the face of the earth. Rest in Peace, Dolly.
- Normal Sudoku Rules: Fill each row, column, and 3x3 box with the digits 1-9 once each.
- Black Kropkis: Digits in cells separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio.
- Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer strictly increase from the bulb end.
- Renban: Purple lines contain a non-repeating set of consecutive digits in any order.
- Arrows: The sum of the digits along an arrow is equal to the digit in the connected circle. Digits along an arrow can repeat if allowed by other rules.
- Killer Cages: Digits in cages must not repeat and must sum to the number in the upper left corner of the cage (if present).
- Odd/Even: Digits in gray circles are odd. Digits in gray squares are even.
- Anti-King: Cells which are a (chess) king's move apart cannot share the same digit. DON'T FORGET THIS ONE. It's easy to remember, Dolly was the QUEEN.
- All clues are built around the numbers 9-to-5. For both cages and the renban and the thermo, this means they contain only the numbers 9-to-5. For the arrows it means the digits in the bulbs of the arrows are the numbers 9-to-5 once each (ie. each bulb has a unique value from 9-to-5). Likewise, the numbers in the Odd Circles and Even Squares are the numbers from 9-to-5 once each. (The black kropki represents Dolly's beauty mark and is fine just as it is.)

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Solution code: Row 9 from left to right.
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Comments
on 18. September 2026, 02:19 by bcoy
Perfect! Hail to the Queen!
on 17. September 2026, 19:47 by PinkNickels
A nice tribute. RIP
on 17. September 2026, 18:40 by anthe95
for Dolly <3