5-cell killer cage summing to 32
3 combinations.
- Always present
- 89
- Never present
- 1
Valid digit combinations
- 26789
- 35789
- 45689
How to use this in play
3 digit sets sum to 32 across 5 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: 8, 9. Whichever combination is in play, these digits sit somewhere inside the cage — meaning the cage's shared row, column, and box can't have any of them anywhere outside the cage.
Forbidden digits: 1. This digit never appears in this cage no matter which combination resolves; you can eliminate it from every cell of the cage as you pencil in candidates.