Puzzle Page Kakuro Answers

What Is Kakuro?

Kakuro is the number-puzzle cousin of the crossword in the Puzzle Page app. Instead of letters and word clues, you fill the white cells with digits 1 to 9 so that every horizontal and vertical run adds up to the target sum shown in the adjacent black clue cell. Two rules make it tricky: no digit can repeat within a single run, and every run must hit its target exactly.

If you've ever solved a crossword, the structure will feel familiar. The black cells separate runs the way they separate words in a crossword. Solving Kakuro is mostly about figuring out which digit combinations can sum to a given target in a given length.

How to Read Our Kakuro Solutions

• The grid shows every white cell filled with its final digit in blue.
• Solid black cells are the puzzle structure — they separate the runs.
• Reading down a column or across a row, each unbroken sequence of white cells is a single ‘run’ that satisfied its sum clue in the original puzzle.

Strategy Tips for Faster Solving

• Memorize the ‘magic’ combinations. Some sums in some lengths have only one possible set of digits — e.g., 3 in 2 cells is always 1+2; 17 in 2 cells is always 8+9.
• Look for cell intersections. A white cell sits in both an across run and a down run. The digit must work for both sums — intersect their candidate sets.
• Start with short runs. Two- and three-cell runs have very few valid digit combinations, so they constrain neighbors quickly.
• Eliminate, don't guess. Most Puzzle Page Kakuros are solvable purely by elimination; trust the constraints.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find today's Kakuro answer?

The most recent daily puzzle is the first card under Latest Puzzles, marked with a Today badge.

Are these answers official?

The grids match the daily puzzle published in the Puzzle Page app by AppyNation. We're an independent fan reference, not affiliated with the publisher. See About.

Do you show the original clue sums?

Currently our pages show the completed solved grid — every white cell filled with its final digit. To compare with the original sum clues, open the Kakuro puzzle in the Puzzle Page app for today's date.

How often are new Kakuro answers added?

Daily — usually within a few hours of the new Puzzle Page release.

What other puzzles do you cover?

All daily puzzles we have data for, including Sudoku, Cross Sum, Crossword, Wordy, and more. See the complete list.