Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
It's always a lovely day in puzzle land when you get to solve a Marty Sears sudoku. Today we try Ten To N, a 2/5 rated concoction, which is classic Marty - witty, pretty and pretty fantastic.
Play the puzzle at the links below:
https://sudokupad.app/6si77ldvw5
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. If a black dot sits between two digits, then one is double the other. In row N or column N, a clue outside the grid indicates the sum of all the digits that appear in that row or column before reaching the digit N, reading from the end nearest the clue. (The digit N is not included in the sum.) (Rows are numbered from top to bottom; columns from left to right.)
▶ NEW PATREON VIDEOS ◀
Solution videos for Blobz sudoku hunt, Back To The Future, are out and today we released the first two in a series of videos in which Simon attempts Spyder by Sabre, a recent Listener crossword.
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
*** LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC SHOW ***
On 2nd November Simon & Mark will be doing a live episode at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival. Please book early to avoid disappointment, this event sold out quickly last year due to the venue size. stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/simon-anthony-and-mark-goodliffe
▶NEW SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀
We're delighted to announce the release of two new worms - by none other than Phistomefel and Michael Lefkowitz (Juggler)! These join the first two worms by Marty Sears or James Sinclair... you can find them either on Steam at these addresses or on AppStore:
Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/4020590/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Phistomefel/?curator_clanid=42673595
store.steampowered.com/app/4020580/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Michael_Lefkowitz/?curator_clanid=42673595 store.steampowered.com/app/3794680/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Marty_Sears
store.steampowered.com/app/3794690/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_James_Sinclair
AppStore apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic
and our latest full app is Cracking the Cryptic’s Fog-of-War Sudoku!
All our apps can be found at our website with links to all outlets:
crackingthecryptic.com/apps
▶ SVEN’S SUDOKU PAD ◀
Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles:
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
Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ 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 new website, with many thanks to GeorgeTheToad: crackingthecryptic.com
▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀
discord.gg/BbN89j5
▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀
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 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.
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction
1:41 Appeal
2:58 Rules
4:30 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
#sudoku #puzzle #logicpuzzles
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
It's always a lovely day in puzzle land when you get to solve a Marty Sears sudoku. Today we try Ten To N, a 2/5 rated concoction, which is classic Marty - witty, pretty and pretty fantastic.
Play the puzzle at the links below:
https://sudokupad.app/6si77ldvw5
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. If a black dot sits between two digits, then one is double the other. In row N or column N, a clue outside the grid indicates the sum of all the digits that appear in that row or column before reaching the digit N, reading from the end nearest the clue. (The digit N is not included in the sum.) (Rows are numbered from top to bottom; columns from left to right.)
▶ NEW PATREON VIDEOS ◀
Solution videos for Blobz sudoku hunt, Back To The Future, are out and today we released the first two in a series of videos in which Simon attempts Spyder by Sabre, a recent Listener crossword.
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
*** LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC SHOW ***
On 2nd November Simon & Mark will be doing a live episode at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival. Please book early to avoid disappointment, this event sold out quickly last year due to the venue size. stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/simon-anthony-and-mark-goodliffe
▶NEW SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀
We're delighted to announce the release of two new worms - by none other than Phistomefel and Michael Lefkowitz (Juggler)! These join the first two worms by Marty Sears or James Sinclair... you can find them either on Steam at these addresses or on AppStore:
Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/4020590/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Phistomefel/?curator_clanid=42673595
store.steampowered.com/app/4020580/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Michael_Lefkowitz/?curator_clanid=42673595 store.steampowered.com/app/3794680/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Marty_Sears
store.steampowered.com/app/3794690/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_James_Sinclair
AppStore apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic
and our latest full app is Cracking the Cryptic’s Fog-of-War Sudoku!
All our apps can be found at our website with links to all outlets:
crackingthecryptic.com/apps
▶ SVEN’S SUDOKU PAD ◀
Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles:
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
Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ 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 new website, with many thanks to GeorgeTheToad: crackingthecryptic.com
▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀
discord.gg/BbN89j5
▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀
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 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.
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction
1:41 Appeal
2:58 Rules
4:30 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
#sudoku #puzzle #logicpuzzles
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Yin-Yang-Yong: YIKES!! [Marty Sears]")
