Friendly XV
(Published on 29. December 2020, 01:39 by Woodsy)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Green shaded cells are Friendly cells. The digit in a friendly cell must match it's row, column, or box. Rows are numbered from top to bottom. Columns are numbered from left to right. Boxes are numbered starting in the top left, going left to right, then top to bottom. Cells that are not green, cannot contain a friendly digit.
Cells separated by an X must sum to ten. Cells separated by V must sum to five. Not all X and V clues are given.
The number outside the grid is a little killer clue and indicates the sum of the digits on the diagonal.
This is my first published puzzle so I welcome all suggestions for improvement.
Solution code: Column 2 followed by row 8.
Comments
on 12. January 2021, 23:20 by Sunbeatle
I'm brand new to solving sudoku variants and found this one very accessible and fun. Thank you!
on 29. December 2020, 19:18 by fuxia
Normally I struggle with XV puzzles, but this one was an easy and pleasant solve. Thank you!
on 29. December 2020, 14:46 by panthchesh
Thanks for the puzzle! :)
on 29. December 2020, 07:33 by swaroop2012
@woodsy just FYI: In Penpa, you need to turn BORDER: ON and then you can simply type in X and V on edges using Number Mode.
@swaroop2012 - thanks!
on 29. December 2020, 04:22 by Woodsy
RockyRoer - Thanks for the great advice. I loved Masquerade. I was trying to make a link for mine on Penpa, but couldn't figure out the XVs. I forgot about f-puzzles. I think I will join the discord for Cracking the Cryptic.
on 29. December 2020, 02:22 by RockyRoer
Here's a link to try this puzzle online. It's helpful to provide something like this for others: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=ybqs82lo F-puzzles is a great tool for setting and solving puzzles. Another option setters use is penpa. (sorry no link..)
You can include this in the puzzle description using html tag: <a href = "https://f-puzzles.com/?id=ybqs82lo">Link to solve online</a>. Trying your puzzle now :-)
on 29. December 2020, 01:45 by Woodsy
This puzzle is a tribute to SlowLarry and Philip Newman for their wonderful secret Santa gift to Mark Goodliffe.
