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Deadly Patterns

How to Make Sure Your Kakuro Has Exactly One Solution

How to Make Sure Your Kakuro Has Exactly One Solution

Your first Kakuro is finished. The sums are clean, the layout is symmetric, and every run adds up. Your test solver works through the grid and stops near the bottom. Four cells: 9 and 8 on top, 8 and 9 underneath. Or 8 and 9 on top, 9 and 8 underneath. Every clue checks out both ways. One of the …