Liesl does Oil and Water
(Published on 22. June 2026, 16:00 by Blobz)
Oil and Water Puzzle Pack
VIII : Liesl does Oil and Water
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Each cage is either full of "oil" (even digits), full of "water" (odd digits), or a mix of both. In all cases, each "row" within a cage is of just one type (oil or water). Oil floats on water, so even digits will always be in rows above odd digits in mixed cages.
Digits in cages do not repeat.
Digits along lines sum to either 16 or 17.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 5. August 2026, 00:53 by marajade
Loved the theme, and the slow process of untangling all those cages was very fun!
on 23. July 2026, 17:25 by ThymePass
I laughed when I read the rules! Very cute and great use of AI in the image too :)
on 5. July 2026, 02:29 by Betges
The Oil & Water series are my favorites
on 28. June 2026, 12:57 by puzzlepandit
Played water and oil after long time. Good and nice construction. I like clever the breakout.
on 28. June 2026, 03:55 by LisaFr
Really satisfying. Having gotten used to some general logic for oil and water over the past puzzles, this felt very accessible to me. Thank you for setting blobz!
on 24. June 2026, 12:01 by abadx
Sum lines are quite constrained. Pair hunting is a bit tricky, but for me on the top half of 2 stars as well as no advance techinques are needed for solving this puzzle, just a bit of patience.
on 24. June 2026, 03:41 by kisukeA
Agree with Snookerfan, 2* for me as well.
Maybe I'm just really used to the O&W intricacies (because it's one of my favourite series and I've solved them all).
Thank you, Blobz.
on 23. June 2026, 16:22 by HeyItsErin
Had to come back to this with fresh eyes a couple times when I got stuck, but I had a blast during the entire process.
on 23. June 2026, 13:43 by itsid
it's amazing, I played now the nine Oil and Water puzzles essentially in a row, and still at the very beginning I think "oh no.. now this cannot be split into water and oil nicely" and stare at the puzzle for a moment too long just to realise what I missed...
To me personally this was easier than the "Knights 2", still a very fun puzzle to solve.
on 23. June 2026, 10:08 by Snookerfan
Very nice, 2 stars in my opinion, had a great time! Thanks
on 23. June 2026, 06:15 by CarnacTheMagnificent
Thank you for another great puzzle. The very end of this solve was awesome.
on 22. June 2026, 21:15 by Starlight
Had to do this puzzle after seeing the name of it. I just named my new kitten Liesl.
Loved the puzzle.
on 22. June 2026, 18:49 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing another interesting O&W-puzzle.
on 22. June 2026, 17:48 by Archon
Ah, that lovely moment at the very end when all those 1/3 pairs from early on resolved. Thank you!
