Erica 3
(Published on 3. November 2025, 17:15 by SennyK)
I hope you will enjoy my twelfth puzzle.
This time it's harder, I would say its difficulty is 2 stars.
I would be really grateful for all the comments and ratings.
Normal sudoku rules apply.
German whisper: Neighbouring/adjacent digits along a green line have a difference of at least 5.
X/V: Digits in cells joined by an X sum to 10. Digits in cells joined by a V sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are given.
If you liked this puzzle, I recommend trying out my other puzzles: The Erica Series:★☆☆☆☆: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 15, 17, 23, 26, 27
★★☆☆☆: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25
★★★☆☆: 9, 19, 21, 22 Shading/Ying-Yang:
★★☆☆☆: Pretty Odd Shaded Area
★★★☆☆: (+5)-Yang, Negative 8 YY
★★★★★: Why-Why? Fog of War:
★☆☆☆☆: Erica 12, Erica 17
★★☆☆☆: It's What You Do in the Dark That Puts You in the Light, Find It All, What the Fog?, Erica 20
★★★☆☆: Broken Flashlight in the Dark Pencil Puzzle/Sudoku Hybrid:
★★☆☆☆: Masyu (Short) Sudoku
★★★☆☆: Tetromino Sudoku
Various Puzzles:
★☆☆☆☆: Blown Fuses in Electrical Installation, Let Me Introduce Myself, French Wrench
★★☆☆☆: Symmetrical Fan, Night Club, Important Hour on the Clock, What Was the Sum Again?, Disgroup Joints, 10-Arrows, Antiking Dutch Skyscrapers
★★★☆☆: Cops & Robbers, Positive Symmetry, Doppelgänger Killer 1-25
★★★★☆: Liars. Liars Everywhere.
Solution code: Sixth (6th) row of the grid from left to right.
Comments
on 5. February 2026, 15:08 by Tws
Der Einstieg war nicht so anz einfach. Dann lief es aber schön durch.
on 15. December 2025, 10:56 by philolologue
My favourite kind of puzzle, doable in under 20 min and smooth-flowing logic the whole way through! Wonderful!
on 19. November 2025, 22:40 by dzamie
Lots of time setting up pencilmarks, and then once you get to your... I dunno, fifth or somethingth digit, it all falls like dominos. Pretty cool!
on 14. November 2025, 20:47 by Spatzewind
Beatiful, getting the first few digits was a bit tricky, but after that the rest went really quickly. I would rate it 1.5 stars.
on 9. November 2025, 17:39 by Myfyr MJ
Very nice puzzle - 40 minutes for me. Now checking if I have missed any of the other Ericas! ????
on 5. November 2025, 23:12 by Ragna
Fun puzzle! Thank you. :-)
on 3. November 2025, 23:48 by galium_odoratum
I love these classic rulesets, very fun to solve!
on 3. November 2025, 20:35 by Adrian71
Very entertaining puzzle, thanks for sharing! I agree with your two star estimate
