The Sudoku that's all about ... 5
887Here's where you can play 5 by Dennis Chen: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/hHGhhtR2TT
Normal sudoku rules apply. Two adjacent numbers on the line must differ by 5 or more. Any two numbers separated by an X must sum to 10. Any two numbers separated by a V must sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are given.
▶ NEW GAS pack ◀
Now available: our GAS pack with brand new Genuinely Approachable Sudoku puzzles by clover!, Philip Newman, and Sam Cappleman-Lynes, an in-app purchase from the (free) Cracking the Cryptic app. In that app you also get a free pack of puzzles by Prasanna Seshadri (one puzzle of each variant of our existing apps), a FREE celebratory pack of 23 puzzles in celebration of our reaching 500k subscribers, and can purchase DOMINO SUDOKU, a pack of 100 handmade puzzles (60 available currently, 5 added each month until it reaches 100) by some of the best constructors in the world.
AppStore https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085970/Cracking_the_Cryptic/
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic
Also: seven videos of Simon and Mark solving the 500k pack puzzles in live streams. See the playlist to get to them.
**Join John Halpern (as the Guardian’s Paul) as he constructs a cryptic crossword all about curry and Indian culture to benefit his charity ALegtoStand.com on December 30 (2-4pm GMT). A donation is requested – please sign up to attend (either participating or watching – it’s all going to be fun!) https://www.johnhalpern.co.uk/a-leg-to-stand **
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The December reward contest is over, but come over to Patreon to play the “sudoku event of the year”, the first-ever sudoku hunt created by Phistomefel! Send in the correct entries by January 10 to have your name read out on a video. Of course, a new Patreon Reward on January 1! Join us on Patreon at the $2 level or higher to try these puzzles!
* Lots of other content on Patreon, including crossword solves and Simon and Mark engaging in a couple of collaborative sudoku solves. *
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All our apps are full of handmade sudoku puzzles by ourselves and many of the best constructors in the world, tested and hinted by Simon and Mark! **Coming soon: a puzzle pack based on lines constraints! **
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▶Credits◀
Music: Tim McCaskey (Guitar) or Lucy Audrin (Piano) or Riffclown plays Mozart's Sonata no 16 ("Sonata Facile"), and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown.
SOFTWARE: Thanks to Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Sven Neumann
Logo: Melvyn Mainini
Opening Credits: Joel Blundell
▶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 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.
Thank you for watching!
Simon and Mark
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