Dumb and Dumber ... or Hard and Harder?

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Published on August 3, 2023 10:00:20 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_kUaaYFGJ0

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Cracking the Cryptic (2022)

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Here's where you can try the remarkable snake puzzle Slang and Slanger by Darren Nakamura: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/2QNN8rFGnj
Normal sudoku rules apply. There is a snake (a one-cell wide path) in the grid that moves orthogonally and may touch itself diagonally but may not touch itself orthogonally. The head and tail of the snake are given by circles. Cells in the grid are either on the snake or in one of several non-snake regions (groups of orthogonally connected cells that are bordered by snake cells and/or the edges of the grid). A digit in a square gives the number of cells in that square's non-snake region. Digits on the snake are subject to the following constraints: Within each 3x3 box, adjacent digits on the snake must have a difference of at least 5. Across the bold border between two 3x3 boxes, adjacent digits on the snake must have a difference of at least 4.

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Music: Tim McCaskey (Guitar) or Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown.
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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 twelve-time winner of The Times championship 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.

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Simon and Mark
▶ Contents ◀
0:00 Theme Music & News around the channel
2:04 Rules of today’s puzzle
5:09 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!

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