The X and The V Squared: Anniversary Edition
(Published on 17. February 2026, 09:19 by .proxz14)
- Original: The X and The V Squared
Rules:
1. Normal sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column and 3x3 region once each.
2. Digits along a line may repeat and must sum to the attached value.
3. XV: Digits separated by an X sum to 10, while digits separated by a V sum to 5.
4. Cells separated by a chess knight's move can't contain the same digit.
Play on SudokuPad
You can find CTC's Simon's solve of this puzzle here
Solution code: Row 5
Comments
on 31. March 2026, 00:32 by .proxz14
added link to the CTC feature
on 28. February 2026, 01:12 by NotVeryNeat
Very fun! I had one restart from faulty logic, and then smooth coloring from there
on 20. February 2026, 07:23 by juddimal
Congratulations on your anniversary. Nice puzzle.
on 19. February 2026, 16:54 by madhupt
This is a beautiful puzzle! Nice colouring exercise and very very smooth flow of logic. Thanks for this beauty.
on 19. February 2026, 08:36 by madhupt
This is a beautiful puzzle! Nice colouring exercise and very very smooth flow of logic. Thanks for this beauty.
on 18. February 2026, 18:29 by Exigus
Great coloring puzzle, killer cages as lines works so well here. Thanks!
on 18. February 2026, 17:18 by madhupt
This is a beautiful puzzle! Nice colouring exercise and very very smooth flow of logic. Thanks for this beauty.
on 18. February 2026, 00:38 by KyleBaran
4 stars? Dont knkw how well I'll get along, but the presentation is immaculate
.proxz14's response: Good luck, you got this!
on 17. February 2026, 21:43 by RobJH
This was such a smooth solve from the breakin to the final disambiguation it flowed so nicely. Really well set!
.proxz14's response: Thanks! I'm really happy with how it turned out.
on 17. February 2026, 17:00 by Snookerfan
Congrats and thanks for this fun puzzle, which I rate 3 stars!
.proxz14's response: Thanks for the solve! I agree with you that its 3/5 on difficulty, and its quite surprising to see that it's been rated 4 so far, but I reckon it will reach 3 in the long run.
