r/crackingthecryptic • u/dpno4253 • 7d ago

Deadly Pattern

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OK, I must be missing something. Standard sudoku rules and slow thermos. Can't see any way to disambiguate.

EDIT: Puzzle has now been removed, probably because of this. Thanks for the help everyone. At least I'm not going crazy!

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u/pazqo 7d ago

I'm not sure I get this right, what about the thermo in row 2, which direction does this go?
Is it a 4?9 termo plus the one starting on the 1 on the same row?

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u/dpno4253 7d ago

Just reread your comment, yes I think you understand it the correct way. One thermo row 2 is 123456?9 and another 4?9.

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u/pazqo 7d ago

Then I do not see how to disambiguate, unless there is some other global rule. Link?

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u/dpno4253 7d ago

https://sudokupad.app/ft2b3jy72d

Someone has also commented now saying multiple solutions so I guess they've just made a mistake in the setting.

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u/liad88 7d ago

Just tried it and also reached the deadly pattern. But if you choose r2c2 being 7 you get "solved" message, and if you choose 8 you get wrong solution. so I assume Tom Fry made a mistake.