The Slowest Snake
727*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
We are so very lucky to have constructors like Dorlir making such incredible puzzles each and every day. The Slowest Snake is just an absolute joy from start to finish - it's the sort of sudoku that can make you gasp, especially when you realise there's no guessing required.
Play the puzzle at the following link:
https://sudokupad.app/vw1q7megqm
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Draw a snake which starts at a grey circle and ends at the other grey circle, and never passes through a grey square. The snake moves orthogonally and/or diagonally and can cross itself and acts as a slow thermometer i.e. reading from one end to the other, digits on the snake increase or stay the same (the direction must be determined by the solver). Furthermore, the snake passes through at least 27 cells. The sum of the digits within a cage must sum to the small clue in the top-left corner of that cage.
*** OUR DECEMBER COMPETITION & SIMON'S BONUS SOLVES ***
100 4x4 Snackdoku pack from the Skunkworks was released on 1 December as our monthly reward. Simon has recorded his solves of all 100 puzzles! Available now on Patreon...
Also there is Simon's solve of Broken Secrets by TotallyNormalCat - a very different beast (ie seriously hard). You can try that puzzle here: https://sudokupad.app/jMg44R2tpb
There's also Mark's latest battle with The Times' Club Monthly Special cryptic crossword.
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*** KICKSTARTER - expected delivery 24 December 2023 ***
Our Kickstarter has finished and we're busy creating the finished novella/puzzle collection for you. We expect this to be delivered on Christmas Eve:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptic-presents-fog-of-war
*** NEW GAS PACK: VOLUME 2 IS OUT ***
The new GAS (Genuinely Approachable Sudoku) pack is out on all platforms here:
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2363130/Cracking_the_Cryptic__GAS_Volume_2/
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
60 original puzzles by Clover, Bill Murphy and Philip Newman!! Earn party hats and dinosaurs with these brand new puzzles!
▶ 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:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Theme music & Simon's location explained
1:18 Puzzle intro
1:48 Kickstarter: Delivery expected 24 Dec
2:08 The 100 Sudoku Challenge: Simon's solves
2:41 Happy Birthdays
7:33 Rules
10:34 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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