Kakuro-Sudoku Hybrid by clover!
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
This hybrid of Kakuro and Sudoku stretches the definition of both puzzle types and might just stretch your thinking as you solve it.
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Theme: Stretching the Definition
Author/Opus: This is the 192nd puzzle from clover!, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) team.
Rules: Variation of Kakuro and Sudoku. Insert a number from 1 to 7 into each white cell so that no number repeats in any row or column. Additionally, the sum of numbers in each Across entry equals the value given to the left of the entry, and the sum of numbers in each Down entry equals the value given above the entry.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:30; One party hat (🥳): 12:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: hybrid Hypselospinus.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 1:47, 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
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