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*** NEW STREAM TONIGHT ***
10pm UK time at this link:
youtube.com/live/lHO0H-NcFgo?feature=share
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A few months ago we had recommendations to try a sudoku that was published on Reddit by Shintaro Fushida-Hardy. The same constructor has appeared on the channel since too and his style is to make extremely beautiful puzzles that really sing to the solver. This one is called Thermohaline Circulation - it was made for a competition and we suspect it probably won!!
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/z7oxi1ve8x
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Shade some cells to form a 1-cell-wide orthogonally connected loop. The loop may not touch itself orthogonally, but can touch itself diagonally. Non-loop cells form several orthogonally connected groups. Such a group of size N contains exactly the digits from 1 to N. Each cell with an arrow (called an 'arrow cell') lies on the loop. The digit in an arrow cell is the number of visible loop cells in the indicated direction, where non-loop cells obstruct vision. (The arrow cell is not included in this count). Additionally, digits increase along loop cells seen by an arrow, starting with the digit in the arrow cell.
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION RELEASED 1 OCTOBER ***
October's sudoku hunt competition launched yesterday and many of you have already told us you're loving it! An approachable, Halloween-themed, Japanese Sum-fest from The Paint By Numbers Institute called Caroline's Halloween Adventure.
Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
*** NEW STREAM ***
Coming Tuesday at 10pm UK time!
We already solved some of the puzzles from our 600k Subscriber Pack last week. If you missed it, check out the link below:
youtube.com/live/mehmQGqIXIg?feature=share
*** STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL: LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC ***
If you're interested in watching a live episode of Cracking The Cryptic and meeting us in real life then there is a link to the live show we're doing on 27 October at 10am at the Stratford Literary Festival below. We aren't sure how many tickets are available so please do book early if you are keen to go.
stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/simon-anthony-and-mark-goodliffe
▶ SUDOKU PAD - Use Our Software For Your Puzzles ◀
You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:
iOS:
apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad
Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle intro
1:37 Simon apologises!
2:27 We're streaming TONIGHT
3:08 Happy Birthdays
6:12 Rules
11:51 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
▶ Contact Us ◀
Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic
email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
Our PO Box address:
Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
Box 102
56 Gloucester Road
London
SW7 4UB
(Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.)
**************************************************************
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teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cracking-the-cryptic
▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀
crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
▶FOLLOW US◀
Twitter: @crypticcracking
Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en
We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok.
#sudoku #thermohaline #puzzle
*** NEW STREAM TONIGHT ***
10pm UK time at this link:
youtube.com/live/lHO0H-NcFgo?feature=share
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A few months ago we had recommendations to try a sudoku that was published on Reddit by Shintaro Fushida-Hardy. The same constructor has appeared on the channel since too and his style is to make extremely beautiful puzzles that really sing to the solver. This one is called Thermohaline Circulation - it was made for a competition and we suspect it probably won!!
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/z7oxi1ve8x
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Shade some cells to form a 1-cell-wide orthogonally connected loop. The loop may not touch itself orthogonally, but can touch itself diagonally. Non-loop cells form several orthogonally connected groups. Such a group of size N contains exactly the digits from 1 to N. Each cell with an arrow (called an 'arrow cell') lies on the loop. The digit in an arrow cell is the number of visible loop cells in the indicated direction, where non-loop cells obstruct vision. (The arrow cell is not included in this count). Additionally, digits increase along loop cells seen by an arrow, starting with the digit in the arrow cell.
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION RELEASED 1 OCTOBER ***
October's sudoku hunt competition launched yesterday and many of you have already told us you're loving it! An approachable, Halloween-themed, Japanese Sum-fest from The Paint By Numbers Institute called Caroline's Halloween Adventure.
Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
*** NEW STREAM ***
Coming Tuesday at 10pm UK time!
We already solved some of the puzzles from our 600k Subscriber Pack last week. If you missed it, check out the link below:
youtube.com/live/mehmQGqIXIg?feature=share
*** STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL: LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC ***
If you're interested in watching a live episode of Cracking The Cryptic and meeting us in real life then there is a link to the live show we're doing on 27 October at 10am at the Stratford Literary Festival below. We aren't sure how many tickets are available so please do book early if you are keen to go.
stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/simon-anthony-and-mark-goodliffe
▶ SUDOKU PAD - Use Our Software For Your Puzzles ◀
You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:
iOS:
apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad
Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle intro
1:37 Simon apologises!
2:27 We're streaming TONIGHT
3:08 Happy Birthdays
6:12 Rules
11:51 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
▶ Contact Us ◀
Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic
email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
Our PO Box address:
Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
Box 102
56 Gloucester Road
London
SW7 4UB
(Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.)
**************************************************************
▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀
discord.gg/BbN89j5
▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀
tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue
▶ *NEW* CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀
teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cracking-the-cryptic
▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀
crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
▶FOLLOW US◀
Twitter: @crypticcracking
Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en
We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok.
#sudoku #thermohaline #puzzle
