Sudoku Goes Off the Record

NB Simon's computer problems today mean that his video is still uploading to YouTube. There will be a video but we'll switch the 11pm and 8.30pm videos today to make sure videos come out at the usual time - even if Mark and Simon have to switch their usual times! Here's where you can try Off The Record by Ambivalent: https://sudokupad.app/8sl6tj1bdu Normal sudoku rules apply. Neighbouring digits along a green line have a difference of at least 5. Digits in a circle must appear within the four surrounding cells. ▶ OUR PATREON PAGE – JOIN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT US AND TRY OUR PUZZLE HUNTS◀   / crackingthecryptic   You have until the 20th to send in the solution to Eight Corners, this month’s Patreon reward sudoku hunt. You also can see an interesting solve by Mark of Words of a Feather, a themed cryptic crossword, and Simon’s remarkable multi-video solve of Periodical Location by Nebuchadnezzar, a super challenging cryptic from a recent issue of The Magpie magazine, the crossword magazine that Mark and Simon founded many years ago. There is also always so much other fascinating content on Patreon, including other crosswords (including Mark’s monthly solve of the Club Special from the Times), Gridograms, Connections, and a (rare) collaborative sudoku solve by Simon and Mark. Please join us on Patreon! Just $2/month for the monthly reward, $3/month (or higher) for solution videos. Don’t miss the Patreon-only channel on our discord for help with the sudoku hunts. Your support makes a big difference to us – thank you! ▶ Our Merch makes great holiday gifts: tees, hoodies, water bottles, and much more, and show the world that you’re part of the wonderful Cracking the Cryptic community! Don’t miss our new Rat Run merch, designed by Marty Sears: https://cracking-the-cryptric-shop.fo... Check it all out here:    / @crackingthecryptic   ◀ ▶ NEWEST IN OUR APP: A Worm by Zetamath – “Snecko”, which features overlapping 6x6 puzzles that just might not yield to a strictly sequential solve! On Steam it’s at https://store.steampowered.com/app/47... and you can find the AppStore and GooglePlay links at https://www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps ◀ ▶ OUR APPS: We have many apps! Classic Sudoku Volume #2 joins our main app, along with Sudoku Worms (from Blobz, Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, and Michael Lefkowitz, and the newest one by Zetamath), Fog of War, and many other variant types, including Lines, Domino, Killer, Thermo, Arrow, Chess, Sandwich, Miracle, and a few Approachable collections. We are always developing more apps! Every app is full of hand-crafted puzzles with hints provided by Simon and Mark. Check out https://www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps with links to all outlets. ◀ ▶ FIND OUR BOOKS HERE ◀ https://coffeebean.games/product-cate... Cracking the Cryptic’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1 and Vol 2, as well as the e-book editions of Fog of War (regular and deluxe editions), are all available! Our website, with thanks to GeorgeTheToad: https://www.crackingthecryptic.com ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀   / discord   ▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ crackingthecryptic@gmail.com Snailmail: Mark Goodliffe, Box 102, 56 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4UB ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: #crypticcracking @crypticcracking Instagram @crackingthecryptic ▶Credits◀ Music: Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown. SOFTWARE: Thanks to Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Sven Neumann Logo: Melvyn Mainini Opening Credits: Burak Mescioğlu ▶ABOUT US◀ Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the 14-time winner of The Times crossword championship and twice Senior World Champion in Sudoku, and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles. Thank you for watching! Simon and Mark #crypticcracking #puzzle #sudoku ▶ Contents ◀ 0:00 Theme Music & News around the channel 3:43 Rules of today’s puzzle 4:30 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!