Ten-ish
(Published on 29. December 2025, 14:10 by ChinStrap)
My second embedded squishdoku. Made for a Scojo prompt on 10 lines and arrows. Thanks to gdc and aqjhs for testing!
- Normal 9x9 latin square rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 once in each row and column without repeats.
Embedded Squishdoku:
- The upper left 7x7 of the grid is a squishdoku, consisting of 9 3x3 boxes, with boxes overlapping at the dotted lines. Digits must not repeat in a box.
Arrows:
- Digits on an arrow sum to the digit in the bulb.
Ten Lines:
- Lines can be split into one or more distinct segments whose digits sum to 10.
All feedback (positive or critical) appreciated!
Solution code: Row 1, left to right (9 digits)
Comments
on 16. January 2026, 19:00 by LenD
What a setting! Can’t really believe I solved this in less than an hour, but the few clues almost forces you on to, or better leads you beautifully down the solve-path.
on 5. January 2026, 15:41 by marty_sears
Wowser. I definitely learnt a thing or two about squishdoku while solving this. Very hard for me, but very beautiful
on 31. December 2025, 00:41 by Exigus
Always interesting combining squishdoku with 9x9. Very nice construction. Thanks!
on 30. December 2025, 05:24 by vitaminz
Loved this! Definitely helped to find some out of the box thinking.
on 29. December 2025, 23:42 by skuntsel
Fantastic puzzle! I had a nice time solving it, with colouring and lettering at its best, and a late break-in keeping the tension too. Very nice genre too, for a change. Thank you, ChinStrap!
on 29. December 2025, 20:11 by Calvinball
Been staring at my screen trying to come up the proper adjectives to describe how much I enjoyed this puzzle. I guess that just means it rendered me speechless, very well done ChinStrap!
on 29. December 2025, 16:54 by glum_hippo
Man, I had a great time with this. So elegant!
