Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Freddie Hand

Even though the clues in this puzzle add to much more than one, there is just a single solution to this Summon puzzle.

This is a genre which would make bakpao roll in his sleep. But don't worry, it's just a warm-up for the three-digit number multiplication puzzle that I have prepared for next time!

Rules: Enter the given set of digits into the grid, so that each digit appears exactly once in each region. Cells with equal digits cannot touch each other, not even diagonally. Digits in adjacent cells within a row or column form multi-digit numbers, read from left to right or from top to bottom; digits without neighbours form single-digit numbers. The numbers outside the grid indicate the sum of all such multi-digit and single-digit numbers in the respective row or column.

Penpa note - shading is not required for answer check, but may be helpful for keeping track of which cells contain/don't contain a number.

Example (Penpa+, from WSPC 2019 IB (adapted)): https://tinyurl.com/3rx759xx

Acquire a Speedy Sloth 🦥 by solving the puzzle in 3:15 or less!
Obtain a Quick Crab 🦀 by solving the puzzle in 7:00 or less!
And all solvers who complete the puzzle will be rewarded with a Swag And Cool 🐦

Puzzle (Penpa+): https://tinyurl.com/yckzhkfa