The Best Birthday Present ... Ever?

Here's where you can try Birthday Cages & Whispers by Ben & Harry: https://sudokupad.app/pg14qgdqfp
Normal sudoku rules apply. Adjacent digits on a green line must differ by at least 5. Digits in cages must sum to the total given, and may not repeat in a cage.

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OUT NOW - another fantastic sudoku hunt by Blobz, this one called Oil and Water. You won’t want to miss the chance to do this one. Just $2/month for the monthly reward, $3/month or higher for solution videos. Lots of other great content available, including crosswords, Connections, and some very long solves by Simon – along with past rewards! There is also a Patreon-only channel on our discord for help with the puzzles.

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▶ ALL OUR APPS ◀
All our apps are full of hand-crafted sudoku puzzles by some of the best constructors in the world. The main app includes Domino, Lines, GAS, and some free sets, and the new Fog-of-War, along with recently released Approachable Sudoku. Other stand-alone apps include Classic, Killer, Chess, Miracle, Thermo, Arrow, and Sandwich. Find links to them all on our webpage: www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps

▶ SVEN’S SUDOKU PAD ◀ Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles:
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

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▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀
crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
Snailmail: Mark Goodliffe, Box 102, 56 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4UB

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▶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 13-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
▶ Contents ◀
0:00 Theme Music & News around the channel
3:35 Rules of today’s puzzle
4:12 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!

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