Alacrity
(Published on 19. June 2025, 05:30 by NicoD)
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Along pink lines, digits form a consecutive sequence in any order.
Digits on thermometers increase from the bulb.
Solution code: Column 5
Comments
on 20. June 2025, 11:15 by GeorgeTheToad2
That was a 3* difficulty for me. Lots of pencil marking too. Pleased to get through this beauty. Thank you.
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ND: You are welcome, glad you managed to solve it!
on 19. June 2025, 15:17 by PinkNickels
Thoroughly enjoyed solving this one. Brilliant setting. It seems that, sometimes, these 3* puzzles are constructed so perfectly that it makes the puzzle almost easy (relatively speaking). I am ceaselessly amazed at how you and other setters do this quality of work. Thank you!
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ND: You are welcome, and thanks for the kind comment!
You know, it is pretty hard to estimate the difficulty of my own puzzles, maybe this one is closer to a 2/5.
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Oh, I am not arguing with the 3* rating. I think that's a good rating. I just find it interesting that, at least to me, the better the setting, the easier the puzzle seems to be. Some puzzles are just "grind-them-outs" through brute force, and others are just an elegant dance. This is a perfect example of the latter. I have never set a puzzle, and I have no desire to. I have solved thousands of puzzles, but I don't have any idea how to set them tbh. I am continuously impressed with the setters in this community.
on 19. June 2025, 10:46 by Snookerfan
Very nice! Thank you
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ND: You are welcome!
