X-Sumscrapers
(Published on 10. June 2026, 22:43 by EdTheAlchemist)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Clues outside the grid are both X-sums and sumscrapers. Even if wildcards are used, the same number must apply to both clues.
- X-sums give the sum of the first X digits from the direction of the clue in that row or column, where X is the first digit in that direction.
- Sumscrapers give the sum of the digits in that row or column which have no larger digit between themselves and the clue.
Wildcards:
- A ? may represent any digit from 0 to 9.
- A letter represents a specific digit occupying a cell in the grid (which are not necessarily unique).
Solution code: Row 2
Solved by Dcs, marcmees, Piff, SKORP17, StefanSch, mathhead, Jesper, Marshal on Mars, ch1983, KlausRG, HonkIfYouLoveBeer, kangaroo, misko
Comments
on 11. June 2026, 18:50 by StefanSch
Nice
on 11. June 2026, 11:16 by marcmees
Nice construction with cool interactions between the clues. Thanks
on 11. June 2026, 03:42 by Dcs
Really fun, and quite approachable once I wrapped my mind around some implications of the ruleset
