Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.

This puzzle was set at SudokuCon 2026 in response to Scojo's Setting Saturday Live prompt where Juggler and Marty Sears drew look-and-say cages and palindromes respectively. Having set only once with (quite short) palindromes and never with look-and-say, it took me a while to have some inspiration - but I am really pleased with the end result! Happy solving!

This is also my first posted puzzle for a while - mostly as real life (and helping organize the Con) got in the way. There's nothing like being surrounded by smart sudoku people to get you motivated!

Normal sudoku rules apply

Palindromes: Digits an equal number of cells away from the dotted center of a line are the same.

Look and Say: Cages have digits in the top left corner. The first digit in a pair indicates how many times the second digit appears in the cage. For example, a cage with a 0426 clue would have zero 4s and two 6s in). Digits can repeat in cages.





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