Confused X-Sums
(Published on 15. August 2025, 07:51 by googuee)
Rules:
Normal 9x9 sudoku rules : place the digits 1 to 9 exactly once in every row, column and 3x3 box.
X-Sums Variant: Digits outside the grid indicate the sum of the first N digits, where N is the digit in the FARTHEST cell on the row or column of the clue.
Solve online at this SudokuPad link.
Solution code: Row 5
Solved by edd, Onyx, SKQA, Imagio, tuturitu, marcmees, tgstar, dianogah, DanishDynamite, giladooshlon, andreatetta, by81996672, kirito360, Alce, lianarox, DiMono, damo_89, Greg, SKORP17, zrbakhtiar, Cheesix, ... tjradley24, Bubbalubba, sujoyku, dingledork, thebriskt, Dermerlin, themadridi, mabjim007, Crul, NotSoMagnifique, LachyDachy, StephenEsven, ch1983, florita, connnor, drmegadude, ManuH, dzamie
Comments
on 17. August 2025, 02:12 by NotSoMagnifique
Excellent for challenging our usual assumptions!
on 16. August 2025, 21:27 by VitP
this is actually easier for inexperienced solvers, because the experts will be certain of things like "you can't do 22 in 6 cells"
on 15. August 2025, 21:56 by sujoyku
Very interesting logic! Thank you, googuee!
on 15. August 2025, 16:11 by damo_89
That was as promised wildly confusing
