Two Sums
(Published on 26. January 2024, 20:57 by CaptZebraCakes)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits in orange circles cannot repeat; digits in blue circles cannot repeat. However, a digit appearing in an orange circle may also appear in a blue circle and vice versa.
X-sums: A clue outside the grid shows the sum of the first N digits in the row/column from the direction of the clue, where N is the first digit in that row/column. The solver must determine the values of "x" and "y", which must be two different numbers.
Anti-diagonal: Digits along the positive diagonal cannot repeat.
Killer: Digits in cages cannot repeat and must sum to the value in the top left corner of the cage.
Puzzle links
CTC app: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/ct7fdxezcy
f-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yr2qxpej
Solution code: Column 7 (i.e. the nine digits in column 7 from top to bottom)
Comments
on 2. June 2024, 01:12 by nunc
Very nice puzzle. Thanks for sharing.
on 31. January 2024, 08:21 by Bankey
Fun puzzle. Thanks, @ CaptZebraCakes :).
on 28. January 2024, 18:56 by antiknight
Cool idea but as other solvers said, it's at most 3*.
on 27. January 2024, 13:53 by jmbrow29
Definitely not a master at x-sums so this was difficult (4*) but beautiful! Thanks, CaptZebraCakes!
on 27. January 2024, 13:38 by mihel111
Very clean puzzle. Incredible flow when you master the x-sums. But you have to master them. So, somewhere between 3,5* and 4* for me.
on 27. January 2024, 13:21 by sujoyku
Thank you for the opportunity to test this fantastic puzzle, CaptZebraCakes! I have to admit that I am not great at X-sums, but for me the difficulty was 4.5/5.
on 27. January 2024, 13:18 by bansalsaab
Very ni e puzzle but 3* for me as well.
on 27. January 2024, 13:05 by samuel1997
Brilliant! Not that difficult though if you are familiar with X-sum. At most 3*
on 27. January 2024, 12:39 by marcmees
Well traced solution path. Nice. Thanks. A bit overrated ? 3*?
on 27. January 2024, 05:45 by rameshsrivats
Superb!
on 26. January 2024, 22:26 by ashisstuff
loved this! logic flowed very smoothly and resolved nicely.
