The X. A New Miracle Sudoku

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** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Nahileon has made some astonishing puzzles recently and this miracle sudoku is yet another.  No clues at all other than some Xs sprinkled around the grid... and yet it's only of average difficulty?  What's going on?! Do give it a try at the link below:

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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. On the marked diagonal, digits cannot repeat. A clue outside the grid gives the sum of the first N digits from that direction, where N is the first of those digits. In this puzzle, all clues outside the grid are the same number X, which has to be determined by the solver (!)

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