Inert Possum
(Published on 22. March 2026, 20:26 by ChinStrap)
Using palpot's pointer sums. Thanks to all the testers!
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Rules
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
Ciphered Pointer Sums:
- Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of all pointer cells of the row/column from the direction of the clue.
- A cell with digit D in row/column X is a pointer cell if its distance (in cells) from the digit X in that row/column is exactly D. (For example, if row 6 is 791653248, then 1 and 4 are pointer cells. The 1 is one cell away from the 6, and the 4 is four cells away from the 6).
- Each of the letters from POINT represent a digit from 0-9. Different letters represent different digits, and all instances of the of the same letter are the same digit. A ? represents any digit from 0-9. Two digit numbers do not have leading 0s. Optional note space has been provided at the bottom.
All feedback (positive or critical) appreciated!
Solution code: Row 2, left to right, 9 digits
Solved by Andrewsarchus, SKORP17, palpot, SennyK, aqjhs, Scojo, marcmees, Freegerator, sorryimLate, Angara, bansalsaab, biorycbyd, mse326, Isael, ThePedallingPianist, Nell Gwyn, NEWS, ziratha, earthpuzzles, dorverbin, mercierus, DPigeon, smckinley, wullemuus, Norkas, Calvinball, Malakree, widjo, LouZX, karlmortenlunna
Comments
on 23. March 2026, 15:02 by Angara
Nice ruleset, great puzzle! Thank you
on 23. March 2026, 06:51 by Freegerator
Heck of a puzzle, thank you
Last changed on 23. March 2026, 06:48
on 23. March 2026, 06:37 by marcmees
Very nice. Fun finding the value for the last letter. Thanks
on 22. March 2026, 20:31 by SennyK
Lovely puzzle, I really enjoyed it! :-)
on 22. March 2026, 20:30 by Andrewsarchus
Fun and Smooth!
