Artisanal Sudoku, Volume 203

1. Trippingly

• Normal sudoku rules apply (fill each row, column, and 3x3 box with the digits 1-9 once each), and all clues are standard.

• Cages: the sum of the digits inside each cage is equal to the small number in the top left corner, and digits cannot repeat within a cage.

• Very rough difficulty estimate: 2/10

Play online: SudokuPad | unshaded

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2. Big Bang Theory, by Raumplaner

• Normal sudoku rules apply (fill each row, column, and 3x3 box with the digits 1-9 once each), and all clues are standard.

• German whispers: along green lines, digits differ from their neighbors by at least 5.

• Digits in cells separated by a white dot are consecutive.

• Digits in cells separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio.

• Very rough difficulty estimate: 5/10

Play online: SudokuPad

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3. Ramble On

• Normal sudoku rules apply (fill each row, column, and 3x3 box with the digits 1-9 once each), and all clues are standard.

• Digits cannot repeat on the indicated diagonal.

• Arrows: the sum of the digits along an arrow is equal to the digit in the connected circle, and these digits can repeat if allowed by other rules.

• Quadruple circles: a digit inside a white circle appears in at least one of the four cells surrounding that circle.

• Very rough difficulty estimates: 8/10, 6/10

Play online: SudokuPad

Extra clues: SudokuPad

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Some other puzzles I enjoyed this week:

• It’s True, Unless It Isn’t, by gdc

• Leaning in, by Thenonymous

• Crossroads, by Taeqle

Honorable mention to Ice Breaker, by IcyFruit, which was on my list until it appeared on Cracking the Cryptic yesterday.

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This week’s meta-description:
Don’t panic.

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