5-cell Kakuro run summing to 33

2 combinations.

33
A 5-cell Kakuro run with the clue 33 above or to the left.
Always present
789
Never present
12

Valid digit combinations

  • 36789
  • 45789

How to use this in play

Only 2 digit sets sum to 33 across 5 cells. That makes this run useful for cross-reference deductions: a digit you can rule out from one of the cells (because the perpendicular run forbids it) often forces the entire combination.

Locked digits: 7, 8, 9. These digits each appear in every valid combination, so they each must occupy one cell of the run; useful when a perpendicular run rules any of them out of a candidate cell.

Forbidden digits: 1, 2. None of these digits appears in any valid combination, so you can rule them out of the run's cells immediately.

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