Calvary
(Published on 3. May 2023, 08:30 by Fool on Hill)
Puzzle rules
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
On a green line adjacent digits must differ by at least 5 (standard German whisper)
If two digits are separated by a black dot, one must be twice the other (partial Kropki - not all dots are necessarily given)
The digits in a cage may not repeat and must sum to the total given in the top left corner.
Here is the Cracking the Cryptic link: Calvary
Here it is on F-Puzzles: Calvary
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 29. December 2023, 22:25 by tretro
Wow, what an aventure ride. Consistently challenging until the very end. Thanks a lot
on 8. September 2023, 23:07 by cascadeshiker
Thanks. A perfect level of difficulty for me. I resolved the Kropki dots and the whisper polarity fairly quickly, but then struggled to actually complete the puzzle.
on 25. July 2023, 10:18 by phs
Great composition!! And enjoyable solve, difficult enough but not too much. Thanks.
on 15. May 2023, 19:28 by Orpheus
Neat puzzle, I really enjoyed the play between the lines.
Thank you!
on 8. May 2023, 13:43 by tutuism
uwu
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed.
on 8. May 2023, 01:24 by 99%Sneaky
Fun puzzle, I enjoyed coming back to where I started near the end of the solve.
Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.
on 6. May 2023, 16:39 by Hydalin
For people who are used to these constraints it is quite easy, but I guess 2* is fine :)
For me it was 23 minutes during lunch :D
Thank you for giving it a go. I am getting a bit better at setting easier puzzles, but not at rating them ...
on 6. May 2023, 01:24 by MarthaB
Fun puzzle.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
on 5. May 2023, 00:21 by Onkel_Dagobert
I find it funny that people apparently can‘t agree what the difficulty of this puzzle is. Usually, the puzzles on this site are a bit harder for me than for most, but I found this one really easy.
Thank you for the comment. I think some people are not quite expecting the relationship between cells which emerges, and others see it straight away as a natural deduction.
on 4. May 2023, 21:32 by peep50183
I enjoyed this greatly; it started out easy but then the subtle steps started to appear :) I found this about a 2-2.5*.
Thanks so much for the comment. I will perhaps persist in setting controversial intermediate puzzles ...
on 3. May 2023, 22:35 by HumanBirdsong
Lovely construction!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
on 3. May 2023, 21:35 by Tingo
Very enjoyable solve. Thanks for setting and sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.
on 3. May 2023, 17:29 by Montikulum
Fun riddle - from my point of view 3/5 difficulty.
Thank you - glad you enjoyed it. As you can see there has been a variety of comment on difficulty - I put it at 3/35 to start with, but quite a number of people were finding it easier. Thanks for giving voice to the minority!
on 3. May 2023, 14:35 by PinkNickels
Would rate this about 1.8 stars. Nice setting, solid puzzle.
Thank you. I had hoped it would be on the easier side. I very easily underestimate the difficulty of my puzzles.
I'm glad you liked it.
on 3. May 2023, 11:42 by WatermeRen
I think 2 star is definitely more appropriate than the 3 it was when I started, considering I'm usually not able the do 3 stars within an hour
on 3. May 2023, 11:06 by Fool on Hill
Change to 2*/5
on 3. May 2023, 10:56 by ArnulfKoch
Very nice, but a little bit too easy (between 1 Star and 2 Star)
Thank you - I thought easier, but at least one good solver who tested it found one step hard to see. I will put it down to 2*
