Thermometer· Advanced

Goal

Fill thermometers to match the row and column clues

Rules

  • Fill each thermometer starting from the bulb (rounded end)
  • You cannot skip cells — fill consecutively from the bulb
  • A thermometer can be left completely empty
  • The number beside each row/column is the total filled cells in that line
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Mark all cells with X in rows or columns where the clue is 0

If the clue equals the number of thermometer cells in that line, fill them all

Thermometer puzzles strengthen constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) solving skills. Processing row/column sum constraints and sequential ordering simultaneously activates working memory and logical reasoning.

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