4-cell killer cage summing to 27

3 combinations.

27
A 4-cell killer cage with the sum clue 27 in the corner.
Always present
9
Never present
12

Valid digit combinations

  • 3789
  • 4689
  • 5679

How to use this in play

3 digit sets sum to 27 across 4 cells. Without other constraints this cage is loose; the value comes from pairing it with the cage's row, column, or box context — every digit ruled out elsewhere narrows which combinations remain.

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.

Forbidden digits: 1, 2. These digits never appear in this cage no matter which combination resolves; you can eliminate all of them from every cell of the cage as you pencil in candidates.

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