Rank Up 20.joy - X-travaganza
The brief
- Normal 5x5 sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row and column has to contain the digits from 1 to 5 once each.
All clues outside the grid are both Full Rank and X-sum clues.
- Full Rank: A value outside of the grid represents the rank of the number formed by reading the digits in that row or column from that direction, where (1) is the lowest such row or column and (20) is the highest.
N.B. If two ranks are tied, the value in both external cells is the lower of the two ranks being shared. For example, if the lowest four ranks are "12345", "12435", "12435" and "12534", the values in the relevant external cells would be (1), (2), (2) and (4) respectively.
- X-sums: A clue outside of the grid indicates the sum of the first X digits in the respective row or column where X is the first digit seen from the clue.