Each colored region, row, and column must contain each of the digits 1 through 9 exactly once.
The caged regions mark the sum of the digits contained within them.
Initial tweet of the puzzle (note: contains typos)
Feature video on Cracking The Cryptic
Solution code: top row
on 18. July 2025, 22:53 by VitP
an oldie, but a goodie.
almost GAS, if you know the pattern.
perhaps the main thing to note is how much more powerful the TOOLS are these days, and this is why sven's sudokupad is the best program, by a factor of 10.
check out simon's clumsy solve from way back when, and compare it to what can be done today ... entirely due to the software.
on 18. July 2025, 11:28 by SudokuFan
A modern solving interface: https://sudokupad.app/ffld3jxz64
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