Uphill Battle
(Published on 27. May 2025, 18:07 by jwsinclair)
Uphill Battle, by James Sinclair
Normal sudoku rules apply, and all clues are standard.
Digits cannot repeat on the indicated diagonal.
Arrows: the sum of the digits along an arrow is equal to the digit in the connected circle, and these digits can repeat if allowed by other rules.
Quadruple circles: a digit inside a white circle must appear in at least one of the four cells surrounding that circle.
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Originally published in Artisanal Sudoku, Volume 176. I publish five new puzzles there every Monday morning, and I only cross-post a handful of them here.
Solution code: column 9
Comments
on 6. June 2025, 04:23 by Crusader175
Flows beautifully!
on 29. May 2025, 15:29 by blackjackfitz
enjoyed that, thanks
on 28. May 2025, 23:59 by Voidslime
Very fun! Flows beautifully, every clue used wonderfully and satisfyingly.
on 28. May 2025, 22:59 by nunc
Easy beginning, afterwards coloring helped me out, and I was cooking with gas again. Thanks for this lovely puzzle.
on 28. May 2025, 22:52 by abadx
Fast start, slow middle game and nice disambiguating run. Great setting
on 28. May 2025, 22:17 by Mutiny
I really liked the logic -- it took a lot to pull the thread to actually unravel the puzzle.
on 28. May 2025, 07:10 by Kirra
Beautiful logic
on 28. May 2025, 03:28 by cfunkmi
Great puzzle. Definitely a 1 star for me. 11 minutes. Great interplay with the arrow clues.
on 28. May 2025, 01:53 by sujoyku
Very nice puzzle! Thank you, jwsinclair!
on 27. May 2025, 21:27 by Exigus
Fairly easy but definately time well spent, thank you!
on 27. May 2025, 19:23 by Myxo
Lovely!
