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3 Exes and a Nightmare

(Published on 19. April 2026, 17:00 by Cassinii)

3 Exes and a Nightmare
RULES
Irregular Sudoku: Place the digits 1-6 once each in every row, column, and irregular region.

Exes: Clues outside the grid give the sum of the first X digits in that clue’s row or column, where X is the digit in the cell next to the clue.
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Solution code: Row 6, left to right

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Comments

on 30. April 2026, 07:27 by JVA
Had to bifurcate almost the entire grid to determine the 4 and the 5

on 19. April 2026, 19:47 by macintux
Very clever puzzle: unlike the last one, this flowed very smoothly for me, both identifying (about half of) the cells and then using the Xs to finish it up. Very nice.

Difficulty:2
Rating:92 %
Solved:101 times
Observed:1 times
ID:000SCY

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