3-cell killer cage summing to 22

2 combinations.

22
A 3-cell killer cage with the sum clue 22 in the corner.
Always present
9
Never present
1234

Valid digit combinations

  • 589
  • 679

How to use this in play

Only 2 digit sets sum to 22 across 3 cells, which makes this a near-locked cage. Each combination shares most of its digits with the others — see the locked-digits row above for the digits forced into the cage regardless of which combination is in play.

Locked digits: 9. Whichever combination is in play, this digit sit somewhere inside the cage — meaning the cage's shared row, column, and box can't have it anywhere outside the cage.

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