Cracking The Cryptic | The Final Rat Puzzle? Finkz In The Fog! @CrackingTheCryptic | Uploaded 1 month ago | Updated 7 hours ago
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT RELEASED TODAY ***
We've launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt (by us) featuring lots of sudokus with connections to Hollywood sandwiches! Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
The most popular sudoku series of all time continues/concludes tonight with Simon tackling Marty Sear's Rat Run 10: Sensored. Nobody familiar with the adventures of Finkz (or the puzzles of Marty) will find it surprising that this is another humdinger of a puzzle. Simon feels it would be quite easy to make (unjustified) logical leaps while solving it but did his best to avoid doing so - forgive him for the length of the video!
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/fjayk4klcz
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Finkz the rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the maze. The path must not visit any cell more than once, cross itself, or pass through any thick maze walls. As well as moving orthogonally, Finkz may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through a round wall-spot on the corner of a cell.
The maze has been filled with fog. When correct digits are entered, the nearby fog will clear. No guessing is required.
Digits connected by a blackcurrant are in a 1:2 ratio (one is double the other.) Not all possible blackcurrants have been given.
The digit on a pink motion sensor indicates how many of the (up to 9) cells immediately surrounding the sensor are visited by Finkz - ie; any cells neighbouring the sensor cell (diagonally or orthogonally), as well as the sensor cell itself, are counted, if they lie on the path.
Digits don't repeat in a cage. Every cage has an electricity symbol, which indicates its 'shock value'. Any cage with a shock value of 5 or higher should not be entered by Finkz. Cages with a shock value lower than 5 are safe to enter. In this experiment, the first cage that Finkz enters could have any total. After that, each subsequent cage she enters must have a total exactly one greater than the previous cage she entered. Cages not entered by Finkz can have any total.
We didn't get Oasis tickets. So Simon plays the intro to Married With Children in the hope Liam or Noel watch and might let him in to a concert...
Thanks to all of you who have helped us achieve the milestone of 600,000 subscribers on YouTube. Below you can find a link to a free puzzle pack we have curated to celebrate :)
patreon.com/posts/ctc-600k-pack-106717179
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT RELEASED TODAY ***
We've launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt based on Hollywood sandwiches! Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
There's also a new solve of Jay Dyer's brutal sudoku: Repeat Prescription
Other treats on Patreon include:
- The Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt by Blobz (and Simon's solve videos)
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword
- Mark's latest series of solves of Connections, the daily New York Times puzzle based on the Only Connect wall game.
*** BRAID STREAM ***
You can watch our recent stream at this link:
youtube.com/live/WcqUhQkwUSY
▶ 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 Theme music and puzzle intro
1:49 NEW Patreon competition TODAY
2:44 Thank you for dinner
3:07 Sudoku Tattoo
3:58 Nim's incredible gift
5:57 Happy Birthdays
6:50 Rules
10:55 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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▶FOLLOW US◀
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We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok.
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT RELEASED TODAY ***
We've launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt (by us) featuring lots of sudokus with connections to Hollywood sandwiches! Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
The most popular sudoku series of all time continues/concludes tonight with Simon tackling Marty Sear's Rat Run 10: Sensored. Nobody familiar with the adventures of Finkz (or the puzzles of Marty) will find it surprising that this is another humdinger of a puzzle. Simon feels it would be quite easy to make (unjustified) logical leaps while solving it but did his best to avoid doing so - forgive him for the length of the video!
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/fjayk4klcz
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Finkz the rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the maze. The path must not visit any cell more than once, cross itself, or pass through any thick maze walls. As well as moving orthogonally, Finkz may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through a round wall-spot on the corner of a cell.
The maze has been filled with fog. When correct digits are entered, the nearby fog will clear. No guessing is required.
Digits connected by a blackcurrant are in a 1:2 ratio (one is double the other.) Not all possible blackcurrants have been given.
The digit on a pink motion sensor indicates how many of the (up to 9) cells immediately surrounding the sensor are visited by Finkz - ie; any cells neighbouring the sensor cell (diagonally or orthogonally), as well as the sensor cell itself, are counted, if they lie on the path.
Digits don't repeat in a cage. Every cage has an electricity symbol, which indicates its 'shock value'. Any cage with a shock value of 5 or higher should not be entered by Finkz. Cages with a shock value lower than 5 are safe to enter. In this experiment, the first cage that Finkz enters could have any total. After that, each subsequent cage she enters must have a total exactly one greater than the previous cage she entered. Cages not entered by Finkz can have any total.
We didn't get Oasis tickets. So Simon plays the intro to Married With Children in the hope Liam or Noel watch and might let him in to a concert...
Thanks to all of you who have helped us achieve the milestone of 600,000 subscribers on YouTube. Below you can find a link to a free puzzle pack we have curated to celebrate :)
patreon.com/posts/ctc-600k-pack-106717179
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT RELEASED TODAY ***
We've launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt based on Hollywood sandwiches! Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
There's also a new solve of Jay Dyer's brutal sudoku: Repeat Prescription
Other treats on Patreon include:
- The Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt by Blobz (and Simon's solve videos)
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword
- Mark's latest series of solves of Connections, the daily New York Times puzzle based on the Only Connect wall game.
*** BRAID STREAM ***
You can watch our recent stream at this link:
youtube.com/live/WcqUhQkwUSY
▶ 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 Theme music and puzzle intro
1:49 NEW Patreon competition TODAY
2:44 Thank you for dinner
3:07 Sudoku Tattoo
3:58 Nim's incredible gift
5:57 Happy Birthdays
6:50 Rules
10:55 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.
