Off Piste
(Published on 24. September 2024, 19:20 by zegres)
This puzzle was inspired by the 1st round of Skunk Works League.
Hope you enjoy it! Please Share, Enjoy, and Leave a Comment.
Thanks to Fool on Hill, Calvinball, Damo, and sable41, for testing and feedback!
Rules
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Headless-Arrows:
The digit on one end of each line
is the sum of the other digits on that line. - X-Sums:
Outside clues give the sum of the first X grid digits
starting from the clue where X is the nearest.
Example: if R5C1 is 4 then the sum of R5C1-4 is 15.
Solution code: Row 6 (9 digits no spaces)
Comments
on 25. September 2024, 20:14 by thebriskt
The perfect balance of being approachable and very challenging.
Reply: thanks that is exactly what I strive for.
on 25. September 2024, 12:20 by Franjo
Very nice and approachable puzzle! Thank you very much for creating and sharing.
on 25. September 2024, 12:08 by sujoyku
I found the puzzle a bit harder and have given 3 stars for difficulty. In any case, it has been a very fun solve and I loved the interactions of the X-sums with the headless arrows. Thank you for setting and sharing this nice puzzle, zegres! I hope you will use to set more Sudoku in the future. :)
Reply: thanks for the nice comment! I also thought this was a 3 for difficulty. I hope to start setting regularly again.
on 24. September 2024, 20:00 by Calvinball
This was an absolute joy to solve, and it indirectly started to get me really excited to go skiing.
