Broken Windmill (double arrow sudoku)
(Published on 18. January 2026, 12:07 by Aspartagcus)
This puzzle was featured by Cracking the Cryptic!
RULES:
Sudoku: Fill each row, column and region with the digits 1-9.
Arrows: Digits on an arrow sum to the digit in the circle of that arrow.
Double arrows: Digits on a line sum to the sum of the digits on the end of the line. All double arrows lines are straight.
And this is the puzzle:
Here is a plain version:
Enjoy!
Links to solve it online:
Pretty version
Plain version
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 30. January 2026, 11:39 by Aspartagcus
Added link to CTC feature
on 22. January 2026, 20:30 by mihel111
+1 to Voidslime. All is in the break in.
on 21. January 2026, 18:12 by Voidslime
For me this was very fun and very easy. Its interesting, I think a certain type of solver kinda just sees it immediately and it feels like a very fun snack but i also imagine this being nearly impossible without testing for some other types of solvers. I’m being vague so i don’t hint at the logic
on 18. January 2026, 19:50 by CorpJigsQuand
Cool puzzle. But also somehow weird for me. Guess i made it more difficult than it should have been.
Maybe i am dumb sometimes.
on 18. January 2026, 18:49 by damo_89
Gorgeous, more approachable than it first looked.
(Also thanks for providing the cosmetic lite version, much easier to scan on my phone)
on 18. January 2026, 13:10 by Exigus
Very pretty setup. Thanks!
