Dutch Flat Mates (Sharing Cages)

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CASE 4261

Dutch Flat Mates (Sharing Cages)

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  • Killer cages
  • Dutch flat mates
  • Flat mates

The brief

  • Normal sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row, column and 3x3 region has to contain the digits from 1 to 9 once each.
  • Dutch Flat Mates: Each 5 in the grid either has a 1 directly above or a 9 directly below it. (It may have both, but it does not need both.)
  • Killer cages: Digits in a cage sum to the clue in the top left. Moreover, if cages are adjacent to each other (i.e. share an edge), they have to contain at least one common digit.
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