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The 23 Enigma (Killer sudoku)

(Published on 17. September 2025, 19:49 by sujoyku)

Here comes 23. I like to thank all testers and wek for title inspiration! The difficulty probably is somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. I wish you joyful solving!

Rules:

- Normal sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row, column, and 3x3 region has to contain the digits from 1 to 9 once each.

- Killer cages: Digits in a cage do not repeat and must sum to 23.

Here you can solve the puzzle online:

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Solution code: Column 9 from top to bottom (9 digits in total)


Solved by ChinStrap, Calvinball, SKORP17, gdc, PinkNickels, e5ten, lianarox, cryptique, SamuPiano, keesh, jalebc, Bjd, Andrewmi3, brandon_bot, Christounet, mellowrobinson, Jagga, Piatato, hollowpineapple, ... RedBarchetta, beansontoast_, SpecSheets, NeroChaos, Krisonium, sorryimLate, dunder, Vodakhan , whtshername, arauwer, augsod, kevinlimanta, salsais, W1n5t0n, abed hawila, dtoto, idanz, SFP, StephenR
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Comments

Last changed yesterday, 23:36

yesterday, 17:51 by StephenR
Good one, thanks.

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You are much welcome, StephenR, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 22. September 2025, 23:55

on 22. September 2025, 23:42 by whtshername
Such a fun solve! I really enjoyed it! Thanks

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You are much welcome, whtshername, thank you for your comment! It is great to hear that you enjoyed this puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 19. September 2025, 21:54

on 19. September 2025, 21:29 by AshBrown
Right on my difficulty limit. Very nice solve

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Thank you for your comment, AshBrown! I am glad you enjoyed it.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 19. September 2025, 01:20

on 19. September 2025, 01:11 by AngusWBA
Amazing! Thanks.

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You are much welcome, AngusWBA, thank you for commenting!
I am glad you liked it.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 18. September 2025, 19:21

on 18. September 2025, 17:32 by OGRussHood
The Michael Jordan of killer puzzles!

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Thank you, OGRussHood!
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Last changed on 18. September 2025, 19:20

on 18. September 2025, 15:52 by Snookerfan
And the journey continues! Thank you again for this smooth puzzle

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You are much welcome, Snookerfan, thank you for commenting! It is great to hear you found the puzzle to be smooth. Let us see how far I can get with the series. But as you might have guessed, I am eager for more. :)
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 18. September 2025, 19:19

on 18. September 2025, 11:02 by Exigus
Beautiful killer. Thanks!

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You are much welcome, Exigus, thank you for your comment! I am glad you liked it.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 17. September 2025, 22:54

on 17. September 2025, 22:42 by Christounet
Here goes 23!
Good fun once again. One step was a tiny bit harder towards the end, but fair and cool to find. Thanks :)

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You are much welcome, Christounet, thank you for commenting! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle. It is nice to hear you also found the harder step to be rewarding.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 17. September 2025, 21:28

on 17. September 2025, 21:10 by SamuPiano
Thank you for this lovely puzzle with some very interesting geometry!

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You are much welcome, SamuPiano, thank you for your comment! I am glad that you liked the geometry.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 17. September 2025, 21:04

on 17. September 2025, 20:31 by PinkNickels
Very tricky! Super fun. Excellent execution. Another banger.

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Thank you for your comment, PinkNickels! I am glad that you had a fun solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 17. September 2025, 20:07

on 17. September 2025, 19:53 by ChinStrap
Really smooth one.

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Thank you, ChinStrap!
Kind regards, sujoyku

Difficulty:3
Rating:96 %
Solved:119 times
Observed:1 times
ID:000P8J

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