Escape Velocity (Arrow/XV)
(Published on 3. June 2025, 22:53 by damo_89)
Standard arrow, XV and white dots, but some fairly complex interactions. Consensus testing opinion was 4 stars. Good luck!
- Normal sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1 to 9 once each in every row, column, and 3x3 box
- Arrows: Digits on an arrow sum to the digit in the attached circle
- XV: Digits separated by an X sum to 10. Digits separated by a V sum to 5
- Kropki: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive
- No negative constraint, i.e. Not all dots or XV are necessarily given
Download full solution guide (PDF)
NB: Credit where it is due, the break-in for this puzzle came after solving Because 7s 8s 9s by Tank. I liked it so much I wanted to build a puzzle around one specific step.
Solution code: Row 1
Solved by mellowrobinson, tuturitu, jalebc, Bjd, blueberrypug, paranoid, BlackWolf, Dentones, Elliott810, Snookerfan, GeorgeTheToad2, SKORP17, MalkoMann2, Chelo, chenghui, Clara123, bansalsaab, Shmartus, ... pazqo, H.I. McDunnough, Beggans, Djirt, Sotehr, dipiz, Chishiri, junho1105, zeniko, goldie777, abed hawila, dunder, feverlute, shteev, StazStazStaz, ghosting, Zanno, mbumbee, nunc, tome_coelho
Comments
on 20. June 2025, 22:38 by shteev
Very nice construction! Had to reverse engineer the final disambiguation, tho.
Last changed on 4. June 2025, 18:16
on 4. June 2025, 18:16 by Exigus
Wow that was pretty tricky. Loved it. Thanks!
on 4. June 2025, 11:10 by Snookerfan
Excellent, thank you!
on 4. June 2025, 10:48 by Elliott810
Beautiful puzzle! Thank you:)
