Mostly Harmless: Beware of the Leopard
(Published on 8. May 2026, 01:02 by AaronH)
Note: Walkthrough videos are now available for previous Mostly Harmless puzzles.
Links to the corresponding puzzle pages can be found at the bottom of this page.
"But the plans were on display..." "On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find
them." "That's the display department." "With a torch." "Ah, well the lights had probably gone." "So had the stairs." "But look, you found the notice didn't you?" "Yes," said Arthur, "yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying Beware of the Leopard." - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply: fill the grid with digits 1–9 so that no digit repeats in any row, column, or 3×3 box.
All variant clues follow their standard meanings; full descriptions are provided below.
- Dynamic Fog: The grid is covered with fog; entering correct digits may clear fog elsewhere, and no guessing is required. Any lines or markings continue and connect beneath fog. Unless revealed, no additional clues should be assumed to exist under the fog.
- Anti‑Knight: Cells a knight’s move apart (as in chess) may not contain the same digit.
- Ten Line: A grey line is divided into contiguous segments, the digits in each segment sum to 10. Segments do not overlap and their boundaries are not indicated, solvers must determine them.
- German Whispers: Along a green line, adjacent digits differ by at least 5.
- Nabner Line: A yellow line cannot contain two digits anywhere on the line that are consecutive.
- Quadruple Circles: Each digit shown in the circle must appear at least once among the four cells it is touching.
- Factor Line: Along a black line, adjacent digits must have an integer factor/multiple relationship.
- Zipper Line: Along a purple line, pairs of digits equidistant from each end of the line sum to the same value.
- V Sums: A V between orthogonally adjacent cells indicates the digits sum to 5.
- Don’t Panic!: No guessing is required - you are one hoopy frood.
Walkthrough Video
Primary Phase
Secondary Phase airing later this year with Mostly Harmless: Babelfish...
Solution code: Row 3, left to right
Last changed on on 15. May 2026, 08:47
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Comments
on 14. May 2026, 12:59 by AaronH
Added link to walkthrough
on 12. May 2026, 20:55 by bleppie
Nice use of fog, thanks!
Last changed on 9. May 2026, 12:23on 9. May 2026, 10:23 by PuzzlePatzer
Life! don't talk to me about life!
But I'd be happy to talk about or solve such nice puzzles, thanks :)
on 9. May 2026, 04:36 by TeddieMilo
Very nice, tq. Needing to peak thru the fog and work out the quads is fun!
on 8. May 2026, 10:46 by Snookerfan
Very nice! I stayed away from the factor line as long as possible, but I shouldn't have: it was easier than expected. Thanks