I Wouldn't Count On It, Pip
(Published on 4. February 2024, 04:27 by IAlreadyHaveAKey)
Digits in cages sum to the total in the top left corner of the cage.
Numbers outside the grid (with an arrow) indicate the sum of the digits in the direction of the arrow.
Numbers outside the grid (without an arrow) are sandwich sums and give the sum of the digits located between 1 and 9 in the row or column.
Enjoy!
Solution code: Row 9 followed by column 9 (18 digits)
Comments
on 6. August 2024, 22:22 by zimmicks
1 hour and 18 minutes, with bifurcation in the middle (guesswork).
on 20. March 2024, 03:48 by cozoq
Great puzzle!
on 10. February 2024, 05:26 by Tingo
Fun break-in and enjoyable puzzle all around. Well done. Thanks for setting and sharing!
on 7. February 2024, 09:45 by sujoyku
Thank you for this wonderful puzzle, IAlreadyHaveAKey! The clues are really elegant and it was a joy to figure out their impact. Great setting!
on 6. February 2024, 03:31 by asp1310
@Christovaneeden - Because we have some sandwich sums which add to 11, if 1 and 9 were part of the sum, this would add up to 10. This leaves 1 as the remainder to bring it up to 11...except you've already used 1 with the 9 to get 10. Which means it's quite clear that 1 and 9 cannot be a part of the sandwich sum itself. Not only this, but the default for sandwich sums is that they do not include the 1 and 9 (ones which do are usually called taco sums to differentiate them).
on 6. February 2024, 03:30 by haligonian
Loved this!
on 5. February 2024, 07:56 by Christovaneeden
MIght be good to specify if 1 and 9 is included in the sandwich sums to disambiguate the rule?
on 5. February 2024, 01:28 by Ganbatte
Nice one!
on 4. February 2024, 19:00 by Myxo
Elegant easy puzzle, thanks!
on 4. February 2024, 12:59 by anyeyeball
That's weird @Will Power! I completely agree with your assessment, but how did you know I was also eating second breakfast?
on 4. February 2024, 06:31 by Will Power
A very nice puzzle to do during second breakfast. Thanks, and peace to you.
