The Path
- Killer cages
- XV and number dots
- Negative constraint
The brief
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Numbers in cages sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage. Numbers with a V between them sum to 5. All possible Vs are given. There is a path of non-repeating, CONSECUTIVE numbers from 1 to 9 from the bottom to the top of the grid. The consecutive numbers on the path touch either orthogonally or diagonally.