On a knife's edge
(Published on 16. September 2024, 18:31 by sujoyku)
- Normal sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row, column and 3x3 region has to contain the digits from 1 to 9 once each.
- Diagonals: On the main diagonals digits do not repeat.
- Arrows: Digits on an arrow sum to the digit in the circle from which the arrow emerges.
- Killer cages: Digits in a cage must sum to the clue in the top left.
- Little killer: Clues outside the grid with an arrow are Little killer clues and indicate the sum of all digits along that diagonal.
- Odd: A digit in a grey circle must be odd.
Here you can solve the puzzle online:
Solution code: Row 5 from left to right (9 digits in total)
Comments
on 23. September 2024, 17:59 by Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you for this interesting puzzle, dear sujoyku! Uff, I admit, it was a challenge, there were a few critical points in the solving process. Even at the end, when I already thought I got it, it was again difficult to finish it. But luckily I finally succeeded. :)
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Congratulations on the solve and thank you for your comment, Lenivaya_Joppa! There are definitely some tricky steps to figure out near the end. I am glad that you liked the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 18. September 2024, 06:27 by theParad0x
Great puzzle! But, unless I missed something, this was not a 2 star puzzle for me. Fun nonetheless, thanks for sharing
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Thank you for your comment, theParad0x! I am glad that you liked the puzzle. I don't think you must have missed anything. Initially, I uploaded it with 3 stars difficulty. I think it is somewhere between 2 and 3 stars.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 17. September 2024, 03:18 by CanadianLeviathan
Good fun! Couldn't spot the last bit of logic in box 2 to resolve so I had to resort to bifurcation and use the other possibility for the arrow. Curious to see the intended path for that. Nice work
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Thank you for your comment, CanadianLeviathan! I am glad you had a fun solve. No bifurcation or guessing is required. One crucial step is the deduction mentioned by damo_89 in their hidden comment. The diagonal constraint is rather crucial in the final phase of the solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 17. September 2024, 01:11 by 99%Sneaky
Lovely puzzle. Some logical points were a bit subtler than the rest, but very much within reason. Thanks!
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You are much welcome, 99%Sneaky! I am glad that you liked the puzzle. I agree (to even more than 99%) with you that there are some tougher steps. I had it initially uploaded as 3 stars, probably it is somewhere inbetween.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. September 2024, 23:51 by Snaques
Very nice for the most part, but I must've missed something in the end because I had to go through quite a bit of elimination to rule out potential numbers.
Would be interesting to see someone solve this.
I do have to say that the way the cages and arrows interacted was pretty neat.
on 16. September 2024, 23:15 by wuc
Very nice puzzle. Took me a while on several steps. Very clever construction thx.
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You are much welcome, wuc, thank you for commenting! I am glad that you liked this construction.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. September 2024, 23:12 by Nemefish
Very cute enjoyable puzzle. Got stuck for a long while but once I found it, the step seemed very fair.
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Thank you for your comment, Nemefish! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle. I think the individual deductions mostly are not that difficulty but require a good amount of scanning.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. September 2024, 21:08 by meggen033
Great Puzzle Sujoyku! Feels like you just wittle away and slowly but surely the numbers just fill themselves in. Very fun. Well done!
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Thank you for your comment, meggen033! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. September 2024, 20:18 by PinkNickels
Very fun solve. I would rate a 2*, but curious what the rating will be. Regardless, very nice setting!
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Thank you for your comment, PinkNickels! I am glad you had a fun solve. It might be the case of a tough-ish 2 star or an easier 3 star puzzle. We will find out soon how the majority estimates it.
Kind regards, sujoyku
