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Kakuro is similar to both sudoku and traditional crossword games.
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Similar to crosswords, Kakuro has clues both across and down. When you put numbers in the vacant squares, the sum must equal the given clues. This is why the game is sometimes called 'cross sums'.
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Just like a sudoku, you cannot have the same number in a row or column. If a row is broken into 2 areas by a clue, then you can have the same number occuring once in each of the separate areas.
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Hard Kakuro for 12/November/2013


   
  
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Choose a number, and place it in the grid above.
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ugh. needs orphans
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Recently added comments to challenging 2007 hards (days of month in parenthesis):
Aug07 (13, 17, 23)
Sep07 (1, 23)
Oct07 (7, 8, 10)
Dec07 (27)
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Orphans and a chain
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9:30
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And.....now I see a much faster way.
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Tough.
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After using orphans and figuring ABCDEFGY I would like to know which cell you solve with what number and why.I can only see still too many possibilities without guessing
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John:

My solution - after the 8 squares you mentioned, In got (Spoiler alert) ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................T is NOT 3 (otherwise uniqueness problem) --> ones, twos and one 3 More...
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I believe that solving this puzzle is as tough as climbing that mountain :D
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Orphans and a lot of work. Picked the 6 in 12D and it worked. Not a lot of fun. If anybody has hints bring them on.
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K and Q must be 1,2. H,I and N,O must contain a 1 or a 2. Therefore, T cannot be a 3 and rest of 21A and 23 A cannot contain 1 or 2. Make those eliminations and it all comes together.
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Took some time but I got it.
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Thanks. Can't believe I missed the T can't be 3. So obvious. Grr. Redid without any guessing.
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without orphans, assuming found 21D=12459, and found only 3 possible locations for a 6.

5A!=23 else need 3's cross left hand side wiping 2's out of left hand side. And, via 8A wipes necessary 2's cross from right hand side.

Then 12!=156 else 15D=?34 and everything is overloaded. Or 56 More...
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Tried again.used orphans and guessed that P was an 8 which makes M a 6 and makes 21 down a 9 and 1245 combination.from there everything falls into place.Still not satisfied cause there is one guess,not entirely logical
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Shabbir +1
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easier way wirhout orphans. if Z=4, takes out a bunch of 4's, so, since we need a 4's cross for 21 and 23A, 12D=46.

and, if Z=12, 12D=46 else illegal 45,45 quad. 3A=12.

Z=4 breaks 21 and 23 wih too many 2's. and then on it's fairly easy.





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no orphans
brutal
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too difficult.
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7:31
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Thanks for the analysis Steve, worked for me after orphans, 2019
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