Polka Polka (Kropki Pairs Diagonal)
(Published on 10. October 2026, 06:00 by tallcat)
This is another in a series of SudokuCon Banner inspired puzzles (it started with "Uncork" and there are a few more to come). When I began to work on it, I had something of a realization that I had never set a 'solo' Kropki pairs puzzle before. While this isn't strictly that of course (given the involvement of the diagonal), it nonetheless was a lot of fun to play around with. As you can see, my love of symmetry also comes through loud and clear. Happy solving!
Normal sudoku rules apply
Kropki Pairs: For cells separated by a black dot, one value is double the other. Cells separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Diagonal: The digits 1-9 must appear exactly once on the negative diagonal
Can be found at
Sudokupad
Solution code: Row 5 (left to right). 9 digits, no spaces.
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Solved by SeveNateNine, jalebc, lina_hyena, Piatato, Playmaker6174, Ridhwan, jordanza, mihel111, apendleton, Snookerfan, cornuto, Jesper, nevermore, PippoForte, Crul, ellen_suduko, teuthida, goldensun, EmX68, ... IceFreak2000, jennyaa, BMP.Freak, LaraGrayBaird, GandalfLeRouge, BestSteve, Lithium-Ion, quinnikins, TheShubhi, PancakePie, Effgeh, jnmh, Vetehinen, stickx, timyyy, botteur, DeckersYay, n1m
Comments
today, 04:46 by PancakePie
Once I hit the break, it was all joy! Thanks for this wonderful puzzle!
on 11. October 2026, 18:25 by Djirt
Спасибо за великолепное судоку!
on 10. October 2026, 22:06 by Qodec
What a perfect symmetry break!
on 10. October 2026, 20:33 by GeorgeTheToad2
Took a while to break in and then it flowed beautifully. 3* difficulty for me.
on 10. October 2026, 20:04 by wuc
Smooth minimalistic 2* thx.
on 10. October 2026, 10:03 by Snookerfan
Approachable and full of surprising steps, fun puzzle, thanks!
on 10. October 2026, 08:55 by Playmaker6174
Lots of fun back and forth deductions along the solve, thanks! I'd put it as slightly harder than 2/5 diff at the end.
on 10. October 2026, 08:53 by Piatato
Smooth and fun, thanks!