In the Sudoku Year, Spring has Sprung

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Published on August 26, 2025 10:00:38 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRYxSDadLXI

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This is where you can try Spring Has Sprung by Blobz: https://sudokupad.app/blobz/spring-has-sprung
Normal sudoku rules apply. Along SLOW thermometers digits stay the same or increase as they move away from the bulb.

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▶ SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀ You can try worms (strings of sudoku which feed into each other) by Marty Sears or James Sinclair – (or both – approx. $1 apiece) – with more to come – either on Steam at these addresses or on AppStore:
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▶ 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.

Thank you for watching!
Simon and Mark
▶ Contents ◀
0:00 Theme Music & News around the channel
4:05 Rules of today’s puzzle
4:36 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!

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