Rank Up 20.mg12 - Difference Of Ranks
(Published on 10. October 2025, 04:36 by MathGuy_12)
This was set for Scojo's Setting Saturday prompts. ThePedallingPianist redeemed this prompt to create a puzzle to go in a pack for the finale to his Rank Up series.
Thanks to MattYDdraig and aqjhs for testing!
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Digits in a cage sum to the indicated total.
- Embedded Full Rank:
- The values on columns and rows of the inner 5x5, read in both directions, make a total of 20 numbers of 5 digits.
- The 5-digit numbers are ordered from smallest to largest and given a rank according to its position, where 1 goes to the smallest and 20 to the largest.
- Numbers in circles on the border of the 5x5 (X) provide the result from subtracting the rank of the corresponding row or column in the indicated direction (R) from the sum of the digits in the 5-digit number (S), meaning X = S - R.
- There are no ties in rank.
Solution code: Row 6 left to right
Last changed on on 10. October 2025, 04:46
Solved by aqjhs, MattYDdraig, SKORP17, zhan, bansalsaab, lmdemasi, ThePedallingPianist, Scojo, ViKingPrime, wenchang, Counterfeitly, zeniko, Zibl, Fusce, brewring, steeto
Comments
on 26. October 2025, 15:05 by Zibl
You saw me solve it so you know how much trouble I had, but it's an amazing puzzle! Loved all of it, even the parts I had trouble with. :)
on 10. October 2025, 21:41 by lmdemasi
Niiiice
on 10. October 2025, 20:18 by bansalsaab
Amazing construction
