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Heart-Shaped Kakuro Puzzles
Heart-Shaped Kakuro Puzzles
A crossword with numbers — no clues to read, just sums to satisfy.
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When a run's length and sum match a row below, the digits are forced — the fastest place to start every puzzle.
| Cells | Sum | Digits |
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| 2 | 3 | 1 2 |
| 4 | 1 3 | |
| 2 | 16 | 7 9 |
| 17 | 8 9 | |
| 3 | 6 | 1 2 3 |
| 7 | 1 2 4 | |
| 3 | 23 | 6 8 9 |
| 24 | 7 8 9 | |
| 4 | 10 | 1 2 3 4 |
| 11 | 1 2 3 5 | |
| 4 | 29 | 5 7 8 9 |
| 30 | 6 7 8 9 | |
| 5 | 15 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 16 | 1 2 3 4 6 | |
| 5 | 34 | 4 6 7 8 9 |
| 35 | 5 6 7 8 9 | |
| 6 | 21 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
| 22 | 1 2 3 4 5 7 | |
| 6 | 38 | 3 5 6 7 8 9 |
| 39 | 4 5 6 7 8 9 | |
| 7 | 28 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| 29 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 | |
| 7 | 41 | 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
| 42 | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | |
| 8 | 36–44 | every digit except 45 − sum |
| 9 | 45 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Handy pair: a 2‑cell run is 3 or 4 at the low end and 16 or 17 at the high end — always the same digits shown above.
