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Floating in a Most Peculiar Way

Here's where you can try Floating Through Space by gdc: https://sudokupad.app/3cnbyztbq0 Divide the grid into orthogonally connected regions, and place the digits 1-7 once each in every row, column, and region. A digit in a diamond counts how many cells of its own region it "sees" in the row and column combined, including itself. Region borders block vision. A clue outside row or column N gives the sum of all digits up to the cell that contains the digit N (N is not included in the sum). The digits in that sum must belong to the same region and "N" must belong to a different region.

▶ OUR PATREON PAGE – JOIN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT US AND TRY OUR PUZZLE HUNTS◀ https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic The first of August is here, and we have released No Trump Game, a sudoku hunt based on a hand of bridge. No worries, you need not know a thing about bridge to come up trumps in this, but if you play your cards right and send in the answer by the 20th you will have a chance to win the prize. There is also always so much other fascinating content on Patreon, including crosswords (check out Mark’s recent Listener solve of a brilliant puzzle by Sabre), 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!

▶ From our new merch partner, you can get tees, hoodies, water bottles, and much more, and show the world that you’re part of this wonderful Cracking the Cryptic community! Don’t miss our incredible new Rat Run merch, designed by Marty Sears: https://cracking-the-cryptric-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd/collections/rat-run Check it all out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-UOdK8-mIjxBQm_ot1T-Q/store ◀

▶ NEW 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/4756830/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Zetamath/ 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-category/cracking-the-cryptic/ 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 many thanks to GeorgeTheToad: https://www.crackingthecryptic.com

▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀ https://discord.gg/BbN89j5

▶ 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 2:08 Rules of today’s puzzle 4:44 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!

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Floating in a Most Peculiar Way

Video | 1 months ago

Here's where you can try Floating Through Space by gdc: https://sudokupad.app/3cnbyztbq0 Divide the grid into orthogonally connected regions, and place the digits 1-7 once each in every row, column, and region. A digit in a diamond counts how many cells of ...

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An EPIC "Blue Prince" Sudoku Attempted

Guide | 1 months ago

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** One of the most unusual and, frankly, brilliant sudokus you'll ever find tonight from Sudoku Joker. It's called Drafting Strategy and it is a paean to the popular video game, Blue Prince. Only this version of the game is quite hard - ...

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MinuteCryptic in a Minute - 3 August 2026 - Is That You Michael!?

Short | 1 months ago

In a new series, Simon attempts the day's minutecryptic clue... in a minute... or slightly more :) #minutecryptic #crossword #wordgames

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Sudoku Experts Play Lorelei And The Laser Eyes

Guide | 1 months ago

Many of you have suggested we try Lorelei And The Laser Eyes now that the Blue Prince marathon is over... so here we go! The game is available here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/Lorelei_and_the_Laser_Eyes?snr=1_7_15__13 *** SUPPORT US HERE ***...

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How can ANYONE call this a SUDOKU?

Video | 1 months ago

Here's where you can try Region Tessellation by Michael Lefkowitz: https://sudokupad.app/vmnal5hbuj?setting-nogrid=1 Fill each cell with a digit from 1-9. Cells sharing an edge can't have the same digit. Each horizontal row and vertical column contains a no...

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The Unusually Hot Thermo Sudoku!

Stream | 1 months ago

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** It's so hot here in the UK at the moment that Simon decided to make a video themed on heat! We've got a puzzle by Marty Sears called Unusually Hot, we've got a musical intro (Sparks by Coldplay) and we've got a poem about a hot day in...

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MinuteCryptic in a Minute - 2 August 2026 - Pimms!

Short | 1 months ago

In a new series, Simon attempts the day's minutecryptic clue... in a minute... or slightly more :) #minutecryptic #crossword #wordgames

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Wordle in a Minute - 2nd August 2026

Short | 1 months ago

Another chance to get #Wordle done in two or there guesses, or in a minute ... or to mess it up completely #Wordle #Wordleinaminute #wordgames

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Don't Disconnect my Line!

Video | 1 months ago

Here's where you can attempt Massive W, Little L by Mr.Menace: https://sudokupad.app/rdahf4598m Normal sudoku rules apply. Colored lines are disconnected palindromes. Identically colored lines contain the same sequence of digits in the same order. They may ...

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How To Deal With Sudoku Turbulence

Guide | 1 months ago

▶ BRAND NEW COMPETITION ON PATREON ◀ Our new competition launched yesterday on Patreon! Solve the nine sudokus to be in with a chance to win! Closing date 20 August. Good luck! https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic *** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** One renowned s...

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MinuteCryptic in a Minute - 1 August 2026 - Fantastic!

Short | 1 months ago

In a new series, Simon attempts the day's minutecryptic clue... in a minute... or slightly more :) #minutecryptic #crossword #wordgames

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