Rules:
Liar Japanese Sums: Shade some cells in the grid such that clues outside the grid indicate the sums of the continuous blocks of unshaded cells in that row or column. Place digits from 1-9 in every unshaded cell such that no digit repeats in a row or column. At least one shaded cell must separate the blocks. For every clued row or column, 2 different sets are provided (Left / Right for rows, Top / Bottom for columns.) One set is correct, with correct sums in the correct order.(Always left to right or top to bottom.) The other set is a lie (As a whole, individual parts of the liar set can still be sometimes correct). Which sets are correct must be determined by the solver. In these sets, some sums are given as ? clues. ? clues are single digit clues, ?? clues are two-digit clues, and the leading ? cannot be a zero.
Deconstructed Sudoku: There are nine orthogonally connected sets of unshaded cells containing each digit from 1 to 9 exactly once, in the grid. Each unshaded cell is part of such a region and the regions may not touch orthogonally, but may touch diagonally.
Cipher: Clues are ciphered, where every distinct letter stands in for a unique digit 0-9. Every digit is assigned to a unique letter as well.
Puzzle Links: You can solve the puzzle in either Penpa+ or in the CTC software.
Solution code: Row 4, use S for shaded cells.
on 18. June 2024, 00:55 by Piatato
Fantastic! Super clever logic throughout!
on 10. June 2024, 21:56 by Playmaker6174
Fabulous (and quite intricate) puzzle from start to finish! I especially liked the use of that one trick throughout, along with how that ending worked x)
on 8. June 2024, 20:28 by MagnusJosefsson
Fantastic! A wonderful mix of different types of logic, all very satisfying!
on 7. June 2024, 15:04 by AnnaTh
Another brilliant liar puzzle. But for me definitely 5 stars difficulty.
on 7. June 2024, 00:37 by zzw
Great puzzle! Some really interesting deductions throughout, though I found the ending pretty tough.
on 6. June 2024, 22:58 by ONeill
This series never disappoints, thanks!
on 6. June 2024, 21:20 by Jesper
Fantastic puzzle, thanks!
on 5. June 2024, 18:38 by KNT
really challenging puzzle!
on 5. June 2024, 06:49 by Agent
Wonderful puzzle, a nice variety of logic all the way through.
on 4. June 2024, 14:10 by Snookerfan
Great puzzle! Lots of fun from start to finish, a beautiful journey. Thank you
on 4. June 2024, 14:07 by lerroyy
Very nice and smooth!
on 4. June 2024, 13:18 by Christounet
Another great episode in this wonderful serie ! I agree it is on the easier end compared to the last entries. Thanks :)
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