Vaulted Paths
(Published on 15. October 2025, 16:00 by Blobz)
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Normal sudoku rules apply.
The marked cages are "Vaults". Digits in vaults MAY repeat, but must sum to the total if given. Digits orthogonally adjacent to a vault may NOT be included within that Vault.
A path consisting of the digits 1 to 9, in order, moves from left to right across the grid with each digit in its corresponding column (1 in column 1, 2 in column 2, etc.) The cells along the path are connected orthogonally or diagonally. A similar path crosses the grid from top to bottom, starting with a 1 in row 1, then a 2 in row 2, ending with a 9 in row 9. Again, cells along the path are connected orthogonally or diagonally.
The two paths (which do not share cells) must be determined by the solver.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 17. October 2025, 10:10 by Exigus
Lovely puzzle. Had a great time narrowing down the paths. Thanks!
on 16. October 2025, 17:54 by Franjo
Challenging, but satisfying. Thank you very much for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle.
on 15. October 2025, 18:11 by OutOfMyMindBRB
Very intricate puzzle and fun solve - thanks :-)
