Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's where you can have a go at Renbarrows: Consecutive Consequences by LogzMort & MaizeGator: https://sudokupad.app/jkljkw93m8
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along a pink (renban) line form a non-repeating consecutive set. Digits along an arrow tip sum to the digit in the arrow's bulb. All arrow tips are also renban lines (note this does NOT include the arrow's bulb).
▶ OUR PATREON PAGE – JOIN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT US AND TRY OUR PUZZLE HUNTS◀
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
On the first of every month we reward our Patreon members with a sudoku hunt! The deadline for each contest is the 20th of that month, and there is always a prize for the lucky drawing winner. The hunt itself remains available (along with past monthly hunts). There is always a lot of other fascinating content on Patreon, including crosswords, Gridograms, Connections, and a sometimes collaborative solves 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!
▶ CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: You can get tees, hoodies, water bottles, and much more, themed on our CtC logo and catch-phrases as well as the amazing Rat Run merch designed by Marty Sears. Show the world that you’re part of this wonderful Cracking the Cryptic community! Check it all out here: youtube.com/channel/UCC-UOdK8-mIjxBQm_ot1T-Q/store ◀
▶ OUR APPS: We have many apps! Download our main app, which includes many packs for purchase. including Sudoku Worms (from Blobz, Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, and Michael Lefkowitz, and Zetamath), Fog of War, and many other variant types. Some variant types are available as stand-alone apps, and some collections are part of the main app. Check it all out on our webpage, where you’ll find links to all our apps (including Classic, 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 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 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 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
2:28 Rules of today’s puzzle
3:50 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!
Here's where you can have a go at Renbarrows: Consecutive Consequences by LogzMort & MaizeGator: https://sudokupad.app/jkljkw93m8
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along a pink (renban) line form a non-repeating consecutive set. Digits along an arrow tip sum to the digit in the arrow's bulb. All arrow tips are also renban lines (note this does NOT include the arrow's bulb).
▶ OUR PATREON PAGE – JOIN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT US AND TRY OUR PUZZLE HUNTS◀
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
On the first of every month we reward our Patreon members with a sudoku hunt! The deadline for each contest is the 20th of that month, and there is always a prize for the lucky drawing winner. The hunt itself remains available (along with past monthly hunts). There is always a lot of other fascinating content on Patreon, including crosswords, Gridograms, Connections, and a sometimes collaborative solves 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!
▶ CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: You can get tees, hoodies, water bottles, and much more, themed on our CtC logo and catch-phrases as well as the amazing Rat Run merch designed by Marty Sears. Show the world that you’re part of this wonderful Cracking the Cryptic community! Check it all out here: youtube.com/channel/UCC-UOdK8-mIjxBQm_ot1T-Q/store ◀
▶ OUR APPS: We have many apps! Download our main app, which includes many packs for purchase. including Sudoku Worms (from Blobz, Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, and Michael Lefkowitz, and Zetamath), Fog of War, and many other variant types. Some variant types are available as stand-alone apps, and some collections are part of the main app. Check it all out on our webpage, where you’ll find links to all our apps (including Classic, 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 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 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 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
2:28 Rules of today’s puzzle
3:50 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!
