This is an X-sums sudoku puzzle, but the X-sums aren't shown. Instead, all of the kropki relations between adjacent X-sums are given.
Fill the 9x9 grid with digits from 1 to 9 so that every row, column, and 3x3 box contains each digit exactly once.
Also fill the grey spaces outside the grid with numbers in the range from 1 to 45, so that the number at an end of a row or column is the sum of the first X digits from that direction, where X is the first digit in the row or column from that direction.
A white dot between 2 grey spaces means that the difference between the numbers in those spaces is 1. A black dot means that their quotient is 2. All possible dots between the grey spaces are given. (Dots are not shown within the grid, even if adjacent cells have difference 1 or quotient 2.)
The puzzle is available on Penpa.
Lösungscode: Row 4 and row 5.
am 14. Juni 2022, 05:40 Uhr von Vebby
Fantastic! Very enjoyable.
am 12. Mai 2021, 23:17 Uhr von RockyRoer
Love how everything comes clearly out of a lack of digits. Very nice.
am 30. November 2020, 19:29 Uhr von Bankey
What a beautiful puzzle, Nylimb !! Enjoyed solving, thanks. This is very fit to be taken up by Simon on CTC !! Kudos for a genius construction.
@Bankey: Thanks! Maybe I'll suggest it for CtC.
am 5. November 2020, 00:57 Uhr von cam
One nice hard.
am 3. November 2020, 20:42 Uhr von marcmees
Hard nice one.
am 3. November 2020, 16:41 Uhr von cdwg2000
Nice hard one.