First published at 17:09 UTC on December 6th, 2023.
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A work of art this evening from Miky. This is one of the most beautiful grids we've seen with an astonishing pinwheel construction that yields some incredible logic. Now a confession: Simon makes a small pencil-mark…
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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A work of art this evening from Miky. This is one of the most beautiful grids we've seen with an astonishing pinwheel construction that yields some incredible logic. Now a confession: Simon makes a small pencil-marking error at one point (a card pops up at that moment) but he does realise it later on and fix it.
Some of you want to know how you unpick an error - well this video is a good example. It is critical to a) find the error and b) trace through any logical steps after that error to understand what you can and can't rely on from any logic you deduced following the error. Let us know how you think Simon did.
Play the puzzle at the following link:
https://sudokupad.app/sj0yv59u4t
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Golden lines form sets of non-repeating digits where no digits can be consecutive. Cells with grey circles contain odd digits; cells with grey squares contain even digits.
*** OUR DECEMBER COMPETITION & SIMON'S BONUS SOLVES ***
100 4x4 Snackdoku pack from the Skunkworks was released on 1 December as our monthly reward.
Simon's solve of Broken Secrets by TotallyNormalCat was also released yesterday. You can try that puzzle here: https://sudokupad.app/jMg44R2tpb
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*** KICKSTARTER LAUNCHED - FOG OF WAR ***
Check out our new Kickstarter where we tasked ourselves with creating the best Xmas present for a puzzle fan. Phistomefel is making a puzzle for it!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptic-presents-fog-of-war
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*** NEW GAS PACK: VOLUME 2 IS OUT ***
The new GAS (Genuinely Approachable Sudoku) pack is ..
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