Smashed Sums by Ashish Kumar
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Theme: Series
Author/Opus: This is the 74th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Ashish Kumar.
Rules: Fill each row and column of the grid with the digits 1 to 4 and two blackened cells. Numbers outside the grid indicate the sum of the digits between the two blackened cells in that row or column. Blackened cells are allowed to touch. Or see here.
Difficulty: 1.5 stars
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 1:15, Master = 1:45, Expert = 3:30
Solution: PDF; a solution video is also available here.
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Nice puzzle … interesting type of puzzle … I think it goes by the name doppelblok in the UK … there is a small pointer puzzle in this year UK puzzle championship …