Sum Dashes Sudoku by clover!
Can you dash your way around this Sudoku variation by Clover where certain cells must equal the sum of their neighbors?
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Author/Opus: This is the 23rd puzzle from Clover, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) team.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules (insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region). If a horizontal dash appears in a cell, the number in that cell is the sum of the numbers to its immediate left and right. If a vertical dash appears in a cell, the number in that cell is the sum of the numbers immediately above and below it.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:30; One party hat (🥳): 12:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: dashing Dreadnoughtus.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:32, with SudokuPad replay file shared as a download for now (requires loading via settings menu with improvements expected before people should use this regularly).
Solution: PDF and solving video with explanation from GAS team.
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