Liar Japanese Sums #8 - Ciphered Deconstruction
(Published on 4. June 2024, 08:48 by Niverio)
Rules:
Liar Japanese Sums: Shade some cells in the grid such that clues outside the grid indicate the sums of the continuous blocks of unshaded cells in that row or column. Place digits from 1-9 in every unshaded cell such that no digit repeats in a row or column. At least one shaded cell must separate the blocks. For every clued row or column, 2 different sets are provided (Left / Right for rows, Top / Bottom for columns.) One set is correct, with correct sums in the correct order.(Always left to right or top to bottom.) The other set is a lie (As a whole, individual parts of the liar set can still be sometimes correct). Which sets are correct must be determined by the solver. In these sets, some sums are given as ? clues. ? clues are single digit clues, ?? clues are two-digit clues, and the leading ? cannot be a zero.
Deconstructed Sudoku: There are nine orthogonally connected sets of unshaded cells containing each digit from 1 to 9 exactly once, in the grid. Each unshaded cell is part of such a region and the regions may not touch orthogonally, but may touch diagonally.
Cipher: Clues are ciphered, where every distinct letter stands in for a unique digit 0-9. Every digit is assigned to a unique letter as well.
Puzzle Links: You can solve the puzzle in either Penpa+ or in the CTC software.
Solution code: Row 4, use S for shaded cells.
Comments
on 23. July 2025, 15:13 by ffricke
Nachdem ich meine anfänglichen Widersprüche auflösen konnte, ging es los, langsam, Stück für Stück mit sehr viel Genuss. Danke für das schöne Rätsel
on 4. June 2025, 04:33 by wisty
Intuitive, beautiful, and so so so much fun! Thank you for an amazing puzzle, I'm in awe that you were able to set something so consistent and deliberate!
on 18. June 2024, 00:55 by Piatato
Fantastic! Super clever logic throughout!
on 10. June 2024, 21:56 by Playmaker6174
Fabulous (and quite intricate) puzzle from start to finish! I especially liked the use of that one trick throughout, along with how that ending worked x)
on 8. June 2024, 20:28 by MagnusJosefsson
Fantastic! A wonderful mix of different types of logic, all very satisfying!
on 7. June 2024, 15:04 by AnnaTh
Another brilliant liar puzzle. But for me definitely 5 stars difficulty.
on 7. June 2024, 00:37 by zzw
Great puzzle! Some really interesting deductions throughout, though I found the ending pretty tough.
on 6. June 2024, 22:58 by ONeill
This series never disappoints, thanks!
on 6. June 2024, 21:20 by Jesper
Fantastic puzzle, thanks!
on 5. June 2024, 18:38 by KNT
really challenging puzzle!
on 5. June 2024, 06:49 by Agent
Wonderful puzzle, a nice variety of logic all the way through.
on 4. June 2024, 14:10 by Snookerfan
Great puzzle! Lots of fun from start to finish, a beautiful journey. Thank you
on 4. June 2024, 14:07 by lerroyy
Very nice and smooth!
on 4. June 2024, 13:18 by Christounet
Another great episode in this wonderful serie ! I agree it is on the easier end compared to the last entries. Thanks :)
