4'33"
(Published on 28. September 2021, 15:35 by ndsurgenor)
- Normal sudoku rules apply to the first 9 rows (i.e. the 9x9 grid) but not the 10th
- The 10th row contains all digits from 1-9 and does not affect the 9x9 grid by sudoku; rather, a digit in this row indicates that the same digit is found in the equivalently valued row of that particular column e.g. a 4 in row 10 means that 4 is found in the 4th row of that same column in the 9x9 grid
- Cages must sum to either 3,4,33,43 or 433 and those within the 9x9 grid may not contain repeated digits; for clarity, the large blue cage covers the entire 9x9 grid and the first five cells of row 10
- Cells separated by a white dot contain consecutive digits; not all dots are necessarily given
PUZZLE: Solve this puzzle online with SudokuPad
VIDEO:
Watch Simon solve this puzzle on Cracking the CrypticSolution code: Column 7 and Column 8 (20 digits)
Comments
on 26. July 2024, 16:35 by ndsurgenor
Updated SudokuPad link to include solution check
on 15. July 2024, 15:21 by Bankey
Came across this one during random search and thoroughly enjoyed the ride! Thanks, @ ndsurgenor :).
on 28. April 2022, 11:01 by zeneszerzo
I was very excited about this puzzle, because John Cage is very important to me. I loved it! I had to start over a couple of times though :D
on 11. February 2022, 02:14 by SimplePurpleFrog
I found it challenging but very engaging and fun to solve. Thank you.
on 30. January 2022, 13:43 by Logarhythm
Novice solver but managed to make some nice logic jumps to get there after a bit of time. Really enjoyed the ruleset!
on 29. January 2022, 19:54 by aruvi
Lovely concept, some slick logic
on 20. October 2021, 20:07 by zegres
Very cool and original idea and great puzzle. I would say 4/5, but worth the effort!
on 8. October 2021, 08:39 by cristophermoore
This was lovely! The sums are very well chosen, and it took a little while for the logic induced by the bottom row to come together, but then it worked out.
REPLY: Thanks very much!
And... nice pun! :-)
on 29. September 2021, 13:51 by marcmees
very nice puzzle. thanks.
REPLY: Many thanks for solving! - ndsurgenor
on 28. September 2021, 16:34 by ndsurgenor
Clarified solution code
on 28. September 2021, 16:26 by thoughtbyte
Very nice puzzle! For the solution code, you should specify whether or not row 10 is to be included.
REPLY: Ah yes, thank you!
