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This Puzzle is to promote the new grid type on Penpa+.
Rules:
Draw a single, non-intersecting loop that only consists of horizontal and vertical segments between the dots. Numbers inside a cell indicate how many of the edges of that cell are part of the loop.
Difficulty: Easy
Penpa+: Online Solving
This Sudoku was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 1 hour.
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.
-Thermometer: Digits on the thermometer increase from the bulb to the end.
-Palindrome: Digits read the same from both the directions on these lines.
Theme: Carrot and Asparagus
Difficulty: Hard
Penpa+: Online Solving
This Puzzle was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 30 min.
Rules:
Draw a single closed loop (without intersections or crossings) passing through some empty cells in the grid. The grid contains some bordered or colored cells that cannot be part of the loop. Black cells must be outside the loop; white cells (with heavy borders) must be inside the loop. Numbers and arrows refer to the total sum of the lengths of loop segments in the given direction. (An equivalent way to understand these values is to count the number of cell borders crossed by the loop in that direction.)
Difficulty: Easy
Penpa+: Online Solving
This is a Tapa puzzle created during a collaborative fun event over Cracking The Cryptic discord server. Each author would place one clue during their turn. It was really fun to collaborate with other puzzlers and we hope you enjoy solving this one.
Authors: Myself, Priyam Bhushan, Prasanna Seshadri, Eric Fox, Murat Can Tonta, Gliperal, Botaku, Shye
Rules:
Shade some empty cells black to create a single connected wall. Numbers in a cell indicate the length of consecutive shaded blocks in the neighboring cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, then there must be at least one white (unshaded) cell between the black cell groups. Cells with numbers cannot be shaded, and the shaded cells cannot form a 2×2 square anywhere in the grid.
Penpa+: Online Solving
Rules:
Shade some empty cells black to create a single connected wall. Numbers in a cell indicate the length of consecutive unshaded blocks in the neighboring cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, there must be at least one shaded cell between the unshaded cell groups. Shaded cells cannot form a 2x2 square anywhere in the grid. Cells with numbers count as unshaded cells for adjacent clues.
Penpa+: Online Solving
This Sudoku was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 1 hour.
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.
-Kropki pair rules apply: On a black dot, digits have to be in a 1:2 ratio. On a white dot, digits have to be consecutive. There is no negative constraint.
-Clone rules apply: There are two clones in the grid. Clones contain the same digits in the same locations.
Theme: Pentominoes
Difficulty: Hard
Penpa+: Online Solving
A hybrid Sudoku combining Slot Machine and Killer variants. This puzzle got featured on the Cracking The Cryptic Youtube Channel. You can watch Mark solve this puzzle here:
Rules:Place numbers in the grid such that each row, column, and 3*3 box contain the numbers 1-9. Additionally, the three shaded columns are like a slot machine. The 9 numbers they contain will be in exactly the same order/sequence. (The strips wrap around the grid for the ordering). The sum of all numbers in a cage must match the small number printed in its corner. No number appears more than once in a cage.
Theme: CTC
Difficulty: Easy
Penpa+: Online Solving
Challenging classic arrow sudoku by me. This puzzle got featured on the Cracking The Cryptic Youtube Channel. You can watch Simon solve this puzzle here:
Rules:
Place numbers in the grid such that each row, column, and 3*3 box contain the numbers 1-9. Additionally, a digit in the circle is the sum of the digits along its arrow. If there are multiple arrows, each one sums up to the circled digit. Digits can repeat on arrows.
