Happy Halloween! I noticed halloween is 9 letters long, and if you add happy you've got 9 different letters, so... I basically couldn't not use that for an encrypted theme puzzle!
If you haven't seen this rule before you might like to try this one first: Shifted X-sums 2.
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of the first X digits from the Nth cell from that side, where X is the digit in the Nth cell and N is the digit in the first cell from that side.
Example: in a row with 514839762 the clue from the left would be 19 (3+9+7) and from the right would be 37 (6+7+9+3+8+4).
In this puzzle, these clues have been encrypted! Each different letter corresponds to a different digit from 1-9 (and the same letters to the same digit).
A cage with a letter in the corner contains the corresponding digit.
Have fun!
Solution code: row 4, column 8
on 26. November 2023, 20:31 by Qodec
Very enjoyable!
--Thank you!
on 20. October 2023, 21:13 by wullemuus
Very interesting ruleset and wisely chosen interactions.
--Thanks!
...You might like this one too: https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000CEZ
on 28. October 2022, 16:09 by Lizzy01
Thanks everyone!
on 28. October 2022, 15:06 by Jesper
Really good puzzle, enjoyed it, thanks!
on 28. October 2022, 07:17 by marcmees
very enjoyable. thanks.
on 27. October 2022, 22:12 by JayForty
Great puzzle! Lots of clever stuff to figure out and very enjoyable.
on 27. October 2022, 21:19 by Steven R
Loved it!