Clematis -- Old Florists' Baker's Eight
(Published on 24. September 2026, 21:07 by Nell Gwyn)
This puzzle was my impersonation of Brandonn Richmond for this year's Impostor Tournament. It's an unofficial bonus entry to his excellent Old Florists' Eight series.
- Sudoku: Place the digits 1 to 9 once each in every row, column, and marked 3x3 box.
- Flower Cages: Digits in cages sum to the given value with no repeats.
- Buttercup Arrows: Digits along an orange arrow sum to the digit in its Buttercup circle.
- Flowermeter: Digits on a flowermeter increase from the flower end.
- Hyacinth Whisper: Adjacent digits along a thick violet line differ by at least 5.
- Ripple Cells: A ripple cell shows how many of its orthogonal neighbors are consecutive with it (differ by 1 from the ripple cell's own digit). The icon indicates this count, with a small number for clarity. The count is exact: every other orthogonal neighbor is not consecutive with it.
- Colored areas are only for aesthetics and can be hidden in SudokuPad's settings.
SudokuPad
Solution code: Box 6, from left to right, top to bottom. All 9 digits.
Solved by NEWS, jalebc, Calvinball, AndreasAtle, GrumpyMan, StevenS, doomedmageknight, palletpusher
Comments
on 25. September 2026, 02:05 by palletpusher
Smooth and approachable. I quite like this, Nell. Thank you