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Today I am happy to present a puzzle that was made as a gift for NEWS's birthday :-)
I hope you will enjoy and I would be really grateful for all the comments and ratings.

Normal sudoku rules apply.

Letters: There are 4 golden letters in the grid. Value of each letter is a sum of digits of all cells (including the clue cell itself) in the cardinal direction the letter represents such that N>E>W>S. Additionally, digits placed on the clue cells with golden letters also meet N>E>W>S principle.

Golden Cage: Digits in a golden cage may repeat and sum to the total given.

X-Sum: A clue outside the grid (without an arrow) gives the sum of the first X digits of that row or column from the direction of the clue, where X is the digit placed in the cell next to the clue.

Little Killer: A clue outside the grid (with an arrow) gives the sum of the digits along the indicated diagonal.

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If you liked this puzzle, I recommend trying out my other puzzles:

The Erica Series:
★☆☆☆☆: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 15, 17, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32
★★☆☆☆: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 29, 30, 34
★★★☆☆: 9, 19, 21, 22, 28, 33

Shading/Ying-Yang:
★★☆☆☆: Pretty Odd Shaded Area
★★★☆☆: (+5)-Yang, Negative 8 YY
★★★★☆: Aim High! (YY)
★★★★★: Why-Why?

Modifiers:
★★★☆☆: Modified Flat Mates, Neighbourhood Watch

Fog of War:
★☆☆☆☆: Erica 12, Erica 17
★★☆☆☆: It's What You Do in the Dark That Puts You in the Light, Find It All, What the Fog?, Erica 20, Erica 29
★★★☆☆: Broken Flashlight in the Dark

Pencil Puzzle/Sudoku Hybrid:
★★☆☆☆: Masyu (Short) Sudoku, Heyawake Sudoku (Given Regions)
★★★☆☆: Tetromino Sudoku
★★★★★: Heyawake Sudoku

Pairometers:
★★☆☆☆: Pairometers (6x6 Pack 1), Pairometers
★★★☆☆: Pairometers (6x6 Pack 2), Pairometers (6x6 Pack 3)

Various Puzzles:
★☆☆☆☆: Blown Fuses in Electrical Installation, Let Me Introduce Myself, French Wrench, GAS Regional Constraints, Quadsumes
★★☆☆☆: Symmetrical Fan, Night Club, Important Hour on the Clock, What Was the Sum Again?, Disgroup Joints, 10-Arrows, Antiking Dutch Skyscrapers, (Not so) Little Killers, Indexing Sword
★★★☆☆: Cops & Robbers, Positive Symmetry, Doppelgänger Killer 1-25, Region Whisper Line, Christmas Chaos
★★★★☆: Liars. Liars Everywhere., Sandwiched XV Squishmates, Fireworks 2025, (Yin)German Pairrows