Index Lies
(Published on 24. October 2026, 18:14 by marty_sears)
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
LIAR CELLS: Every row, column and 3x3 box contains one liar cell, whose real value is different from its digit.
• Every liar cell contains a different digit from 1-9.• Every liar cell has a different value from 1-9.
INDEX LINES: The VALUE in position N along a teal line indicates which position along the line has a VALUE of N. (Counting starts from the diamond which is position 1.) Eg: if position 2 has a real value of 4, then position 4 would have a real value of 2.
NOTES: In each green arrow, enter the liar digit for its row, and in the circle to its right, write its real value.
Solution code: VALUES in column 2, reading downwards
Comments
yesterday, 21:53 by Fool on Hill
What a lovely puzzle. The flow was so consistent I didn't find it quite so "very" hard.
yesterday, 20:12 by madhupt
It is so easy to make a mistake here. What a beautiful puzzle and a very very smooth flow of logic right up to the last deduction. Thanks a lot for sharing this!
yesterday, 17:37 by Franjo
The hardest liar-puzzle - so far. But so satisfying in the end. Thank you so much for creating and sharing another beautiful masterpiece.
yesterday, 17:21 by garomo
Wow... 244 min of tricky logic! Loved it, thanks!
yesterday, 14:21 by Asparagus
Truly magnificent!
I had to work hard, but what a rewarding puzzle all the way through!
yesterday, 14:10 by Snookerfan
Brilliant puzzle! The start was surprisingly smooth, everything after that was not and totally worthy of 5 stars difficulty. A great and rewarding challenge, thanks!
yesterday, 02:10 by CL3M3NT1NE
Took me a while, but it was a fun solve all the way through!
yesterday, 01:46 by amirs
My favorite in the series so far! Not easy but very enjoyable.
yesterday, 01:30 by earthpuzzles
Very much appreciate your attention to detail, and kind response when I got tripped up at the end :)
on 24. October 2026, 23:37 by PrissyP
So easy to have small mess ups on these, but always fun.
on 24. October 2026, 23:09 by emoney1374
Great puzzle! Trickier than anticipated but very good!
on 24. October 2026, 21:21 by Thanos13
Beautiful and original deductions from start to finish! Thank you, Marty. This series has been so much fun to solve!
