Dutch Flat Mates: Next to N
(Published on 30. September 2026, 07:00 by Richard)
Dutch Flat Mates Series
Dutch Flat Mates
Next to N
Solve online in SudokuPad
The Dutch Flat Mates series has been a weekly series since 18 October 2023. It was initiated by Flinty and many guest authors have written variants for the series. Here is a spreadsheet link for all the previous puzzles, which also has a few teasers for the last remaining upcoming constraints. And here you find all episodes in this puzzle portal.
More than a year ago I had already contact with Flinty about my contribution to the series, so I am glad I finally made it just in time. :)
Apply classis sudoku rules.
Every digit 5 has either a 1 directly above it, or a 9 directly below it, or both.
Clues on the left and above the grid indicate all direct neighbours of the digit N in the corresponding row or column, where N is the index number of the row or column. Clues are placed in ascending order, and not necessarily the order in which they appear in the solved grid. Question marks may be replaced by any digit 1-9.
The index numbers of the rows and columns are given in a grey font below and on the right of the grid for your convenience.
Solution code: Row 6
Comments
on 30. September 2026, 13:24 by Flinty
There's some great logic in this. Thank you again for this wonderful entry to the series! :)
on 30. September 2026, 10:09 by da-hans
Very nice puzzle. A little bit easier than the one from your variant sudoku series.
on 30. September 2026, 10:00 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing this beautiful DFM-puzzle. Surprisingly smooth!
on 30. September 2026, 08:06 by Piatato
Lovely!
on 30. September 2026, 07:55 by Saltensity
Very nice puzzle, really cool how the DFM and the Next to N constraints work with each other! Logic is a bit nuanced, but definitely had much fun along the solve. Thank you, Richard :)
