Normal sudoku rules apply. Adjacent digits must have a difference of at least 3. Digits separated by an X sum to 10; not all Xs are given.
There are exactly fifteen friendly cells in the grid. (A friendly cell's digit matches at least one of its row, column, or box numbers, as numbered in reading order.)
Online solver: SudokuPad
Solution code: Column 8
on 24. October 2024, 21:48 by heliopolix
Spectacular puzzle! This is the first 'miracle' puzzle I'd ever solved and it was such a delight to find the global deductions. It flows so smoothly from the first moments to the satisfying finale.
on 24. October 2024, 21:40 by DarthParadox
If this looks familiar, it's a reworking of an older puzzle of mine from last year (000EH3), since I wasn't really satisfied with the breakin at the time. (I like this one a lot better!)