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@crypticcracking

3 years

Been a long time since we met IRL…. Caption this 🤓🤓:

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2 years

OK, I need to share this with you because if it makes my brain feel scratchy it's only fair it does the same to yours! This is courtesy of Sam Cappleman-Lynes on our Discord server: ( ) ( ) is not a palindrome but ( ) ) ( is.... Oh it looks SO wrong.... 😆😆😆

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3 years

Thanks to my mate Pete Haywood for sending over this bit of homophonic magic! You seen this @chainbear ?

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3 years

This has made us very sad. She didn't know The Secret....?!?! #thesecretofsudoku

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9 months

A great honour to be featured on a channel we’ve loved for YEARS. Thanks to Brady and @numberphile !

Numberphile

@numberphile

9 months

Very excited to bring you this video with Simon from @crypticcracking

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3 years

Mark makes an appearance in the Urban Dictionary!

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One year ago today, I solved a puzzle we called The Miracle Sudoku. It's a 25-min journey that starts with deep scepticism and ends in astonishment. Nearly 3million people have watched due to Twitter sharing (YouTube never pushed it). Thank you all.

The Miracle Sudoku

You can try one of the most extraordinary puzzles we've ever seen by Mitchell Lee here:https://cracking-the-cryptic.web.app/sudoku/tjN9LtrrTL▶ OUR NEW THERMO...

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@crypticcracking

3 years

A quality joke you'll love if you enjoy cryptic crosswords :)

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3 years

Very sad day: Maki Kaji, the "godfather of sudoku", has died in Japan. At Cracking The Cryptic we owe him a great debt - he not only popularised the puzzle we love but he insisted that his company Nikoli's sudokus should be handmade. He's a legend. #sudoku #godfather

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4 years

One of our viewers, Victor van Werkhooven, has created Cracking The Cryptic bingo... Not sure it'll be as big as sudoku but it made us laugh :) #bingo

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1 year

A nice article in today's @Telegraph about Cracking The Cryptic. Puzzle solvers are getting younger! @SamuelTheSetter @ImoMellor @DaveGorman @KurtHSchneider

‘I hated my job as an investment banker – so I turned my love for puzzles into a career’

Puzzles have evolved – the average person might believe that they are only enjoyed by retirees, but that couldn't be further from the truth

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@crypticcracking

4 years

If you've forgotten to buy your loved one a Valentine's Day card and they like sudoku then they'll surely be grateful to receive this... ("Thanks" to djmathman on our Discord server!) #ValentinesDayMemes #sudoku

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@crypticcracking

4 years

Yes we saw your tweet @jamescharles and we're so delighted you're enjoying our videos - it made our day! Thank you for helping to spread the word that puzzles are awesome (and a good way to destress in these weird times) :)

James Charles

@jamescharles

4 years

update omg he saw my tweet! 🥺❤️ I’ve been binge watching his channel for the past few days, the videos are SO interesting but also help me relax! if you like puzzles, I would 100% recommend checking simon’s channel out 😊

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3 years

Sometimes we receive humbling feedback on how sudoku of all things has helped our community. Today we received this email from Beate, which I reproduce with her permission. Please do RT - there might be others who could benefit from some sudoku therapy! #COVID19 #LongCovid

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4 years

Some people have been asking how we would crack the word riddle from #TheBatmantrailer ... Here's how... 1/7 #Batman #TheRiddler

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2 years

Our apologies, this evening's video will be slightly late. Simon had (far) too much wine at lunchtime and then embarked on a puzzle that proved quite tricky. Whether the trickiness was related to the vino consumption we will let you judge!! (Naughty) Simon

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3 years

This awesome video encapsulates our excitement at some extraordinary luck last night! Thanks Michael Gaunt #bombdefused #gamers

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2 years

A really nice clue from today's Times crossword: Report of outstanding au pair (3) Explanation in the follow-up tweets. Should we do more of these? If so, do let us know if you see (or write!) a particularly good clue. @timescrosswords @Mickhodgkin @anaxcrosswords

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3 years

Proof that Cracking The Cryptic is global: Here is Peg, one of the channel's most generous supporters, with her handmade CTC scarf in Antarctica!!

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@crypticcracking

3 months

Getting close....!!! #600ksubscribers #crackingthecryptic

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4 years

1E LIED DRILL is definitely un-cracking but 1E LIES STILL leads to HE LIES STILL – a great answer to What Does A Liar Do When He’s Dead? 😊 7/7

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4 years

Love this :)

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4 years

Today we received the BEST email ever. I've attached it here (with the sender's permission). This meant a lot to both of us. Perhaps people could consider sharing/RTing..... #crackingthecryptic #bestemailever #solvepuzzlespassexams

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@crypticcracking

2 years

Our most popular video is called A Sudoku With Only 4 Given Digits. One of our viewers, Jaime Stearns, decided to make the puzzle featured in that video and its solution (SPOILER ALERT) out of... cookies!! Never has a magic square looked so tasty :)

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@crypticcracking

3 years

I said I'd take a picture of my graph paper from last night's stream of The Witness... Thanks so much to everyone who joined - it was a blast... (but if I ever hear those birds again 🤣)...

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@crypticcracking

1 year

We're not sure we should publicise this too much but today is our anniversary! On 26 August 2017 we solved our first sudoku on the channel... Things have come a long way. Especially for Simon's hair...

Solving The Times Deadly Killer Sudoku 26 August

Simon explains how to approach the toughest types of Killer SudokuPlay the puzzle at the link below:https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/mDQ322B9Jt

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@crypticcracking

3 years

@MrBeast @MarkRober Hello. We are 'Cracking The Cryptic' and have 400k subs on YouTube. We solve very hard sudoku puzzles :) Let us know if you'd like us to help.

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@crypticcracking

3 years

Ryan is a legend. 😀

Katie Cook

@katiecandraw

3 years

Ryan just texted me he spent over an hour watching someone on YouTube solve a Sudoku puzzle and was so excited about the ending he asked if I wanted to watch it.... with him... so he could watch it again. Welcome to this glimpse into my marriage.

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@crypticcracking

2 years

The kids are learning ❤️❤️❤️!

Benjamin Stein

@benstein

2 years

Overheard in the back seat: 10yo: how did u solve that 12yo: I tried 2 paths and only one worked 10yo: so u bifurcated? 12yo: um I guess so 10yo: [shaking head] that's horrible I'm 💀. You've ruined us @crypticcracking

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4 months

The Northern Lights in Surrey tonight.... #Auroraborealis #solarstorm #NorthernLights

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@crypticcracking

2 years

Sometimes our viewers astonish us. @Wecoc1 has created this CtC-themed pinball machine. It's got our voices, a 3 in the corner and a chocolate teapot. It's magical.

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@crypticcracking

4 years

It's launched! Our Kickstarter campaign to create the best sudoku book ever is now live - so exciting 😍 Please do check it out and anyone who RTs will make two sudoku geeks very happy!

Cracking the Cryptic's Greatest Hits

A book of hand-crafted puzzles curated by the world's most popular sudoku channel.

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3 years

This made us laugh!!! The CtC memes :)

Rasmus Wulff Jensen

@rwj_dk

3 years

@crypticcracking No Sudoku Rules Apply, Just the Memes...🤪

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@crypticcracking

2 years

Us today. Bonus kudos if anyone can identify where we were!!

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@crypticcracking

3 years

Somewhere in China, guess what this is!

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2 years

When I read this clue to serial crossword champion @IAmMrMagoo his response was an astonished "That's brilliant... and fair." Thanks to @BS_overload for this one: What they say and may do (5) @timescrosswords @enigmatistelgar @Mickhodgkin @DaveGorman @stephenfry

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@crypticcracking

2 years

Now this is a clever cat!! #CatsOfTwitter

it me sarly

@itme_sarly

2 years

@crypticcracking my cat loves your show! (And we do too)

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@crypticcracking

4 years

Absolutely love this... well done Bella!!

Byron

@simpledad37901

4 years

@crypticcracking I absolutely LOVE your channel! And now my daughter does, too!

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@crypticcracking

4 years

Wow. This is just so surreal. Thank you to everyone for all the positive comments about our video. Imagine if I'd just turned the webcam off the moment I opened the puzzle....

Kotaku

@Kotaku

4 years

We didn't expect to get transfixed watching a video of a man solving a nearly impossible Sudoku puzzle, but it happened. A must-watch:

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2 years

Can't think of a better way to spend some time on my birthday than with CtC viewers so would anyone be interested in a YouTube premiere this evening - say 6.45pm...?

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3 years

Just in case you're going shopping today, you may want to buy some popcorn... #longestsudokusolveever #whoconstructedthislunacy

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@crypticcracking

3 years

Is bifurcation stronger? No! Quicker... Easier... More seductive... But consume you it will... as it did The Thermo Pencil-Marker...

Chris O'Brien

@chrisobrien89

3 years

@crypticcracking Whenever I resort to bifurcation

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@crypticcracking

3 years

Ok... about tonight's video... you may not need your Netflix subscription to get through your evening. Can anyone guess the name of the evil constructor behind today's puzzle? #whomadethemonstrosity #longestsolveever

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3 years

What happens when "Normal sudoku rules CANNOT apply."? This puzzle is completely bonkers but also barbarically brilliant. Prepare to unlearn everything you thought you knew about solving sudoku :)

Normal Sudoku Rules CANNOT Apply

*** Today's Sudoku ***Where to start... this is one of the greatest puzzles we've ever seen. A stunningly original concept executed with vicious and ingeni...

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@crypticcracking

3 years

Mark has written a piece for The i about the legacy of Maki Kaji, "the godfather of sudoku". #sudoku

Thank you to Maki Kaji, the 'Godfather of Sudoku', for creating an eternally absorbing puzzle

The classic sudoku still astonishes me, partly because techniques, and the puzzles to showcase them, are still being developed by some very fine minds.

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@crypticcracking

3 years

Oh my... what is this?! Seems like a real book.... with the greatest sudoku puzzles one could possibly dream of.... It's almost ready!!!! You can still pre-order it here!

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@crypticcracking

3 years

How can I help someone with their #insomnia , #anxiety and #depression ? Your emails tell us that one (surprising) answer to this question is: "Watch sudoku videos." Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay . Please RT if you can. #KindnessMatters

The Miracle Sudoku

You can try one of the most extraordinary puzzles we've ever seen by Mitchell Lee here:https://cracking-the-cryptic.web.app/sudoku/tjN9LtrrTL▶ OUR NEW THERMO...

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@crypticcracking

3 years

At last, I am "somebody" :)

@[email protected]

@mrchrisaddison

3 years

I spend the beginning of most days failing to get my head round a cryptic crossword. Brain's not set up right, see. My old friend @DaveGorman , on the other hand, sets them. Here's somebody cracking his excellent puzzle yesterday. If you've ever wondered how they work, start here.

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3 years

What did you do on New Years Eve? We surprised one viewer in Germany who had worked out a telephone number by solving a series of puzzles. He called the number and we were able to wish him a happy birthday :) Brilliant idea from Hartmut and we love Thomas's reaction!

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3 years

Last night's ITV News At Ten featured a tribute to Maki Kaji, which we were grateful to contribute to. You can watch it here: #sudoku

'Godfather of Sudoku' Maki Kaji dies aged 69 in Japan | ITV News

The puzzle became a huge hit in the UK after a fan from New Zealand pitched it and got it published in The Times in 2004. | ITV National News

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2 years

I can't tell if this is a deliberate joke...or which of the two possible jokes it is!

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1 month

American @GymnastSteve is a legend. In this video, he talks about finding Cracking The Cryptic, solving Gliperal's Balance Loop sudoku & speed-running the Rubik's Cube. He'll go on to win an Olympic medal on the pommel horse. @USAGym

Finding Balance with Stephen Nedoroscik

Try the puzzle yourself: https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=0008JLSUBSCRIBE to the USA Gymnastics YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/1D...

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3 years

This made us laugh... it turns out that (with HUGE amounts of editing) I can be made to sound quite mad... luckily you all know I'm sane as sane can be... Nori nori. :)

Simon is Unwell

This video was recovered from: https://youtu.be/qj1Bo_8F66MAlong with the following note, scribbled in the margins of a sudoku:"nori nori nori nori nori nori...

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3 years

We absolutely loved @somsram 's reference to little old us in her crossword for @the_hindu today. UK duo's cryptic puzzle (6) If you can solve it, please RT :)

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@crypticcracking

2 years

Getting excited about this... Kickstarter coming very soon :)

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@crypticcracking

2 years

🎶 That’s me in Le Fornet… 🎶 🎶 I ski in the sun… light… 🎶 … Who can come up with the best continuation?!

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2 years

Prepare for something quite magnificent tonight. In my opinion, the puzzle in tonight's video could be the future of sudoku. 🤯🤯🤯

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1 year

Not puzzle related but this is so cool I thought I'd share it... From my garden this morning, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle carries her baby hedgehog through the leaves... #hedgehog

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@crypticcracking

2 years

We're so excited to share these puzzles with you. 23 new sudokus from some of the most brilliant constructors in the world. All completely free too as a "thank you" from us for helping us get to 500,000 subs on @YouTube . Should be available now on Android, App Store and Steam.

Time And Tide For Nae Man Bide

@fornaemanbide

2 years

@crypticcracking the free puzzles are live just got the update on android store

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2 years

Please Internet make this into a real Google Doodle!!

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@crypticcracking

4 years

This Fibonacci Poem by @brian_bilston is the embodiment of wit... (yes I know I'm late to the Fibonacci Day party...)

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4 years

We have two more viewers. Do they like us or loathe us?! You'll have to watch tonight's video to see. Thanks to Lucy Stewart for the introduction :) #catdoku

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@crypticcracking

3 years

Wow @KarinAelaCos , these are fantastic - thank you :)

LunaLynes

@KarinAelaCos

3 years

Hi @crypticcracking I've been drawing some of the streamers and youtubers that have helped me through the pandemic as a little thank you. I love your videos and find them strangley relaxing. I hope you like these little drawings and have a wonderful day :-) #crackingthecryptic

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2 years

Very good comment on Discord this evening re today's incredible sudoku by AnalyticalNinja: #spittingimage

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3 years

Very sad to hear the death of the wonderful Stephen Sondheim - a man much revered in the crossword world. He introduced themed cryptics to America and we were big fans of his puzzles... as you can see in this video where Mark solves one. #sondheimforever

A Crossword by Stephen Sondheim

Dave Gorman's not the only celebrity cryptic crossword compiler, and may not be the most famous at all. Mark takes on a (barely) cryptic puzzle from the past...

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8 months

With apologies, this evening's 8.30pm video clocks in at 2hrs 10mins long. It features one of the most brilliant (and challenging) sudokus we've ever seen. And a ruleset of just three short sentences. Any guesses or hopes for its title/constructor?! #sudokumasterpiece

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4 years

So our ARG is over... and what was the big reveal...?! Well this is front cover of our book... and it's coming to KICKSTARTER next week :)

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4 years

This was me :) Achievement unlocked: Be Engrossing. So thrilled you enjoyed it.

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@IanKarmel

4 years

My girlfriend made me watch a 25 minute “miracle” sudoku video last night and I was skeptical for 30 seconds and engrossed for 24:30.

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2 years

Here's today's clue - this time from The Independent crossword by the brilliant @DaveGorman , who also happens to be quite a funny bloke :) Perhaps Franklin's signature on page is in order (7) Explanation in the follow-up tweets. Should we do more of these? @enigmatistelgar

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2 years

Some sudokus are just mental. This one by DiMono, which I attempt in tonight's video, doesn't seem to have very many clues!

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3 years

We're trying to get on board with @YouTube #Shorts . Here is Sudoku Secret #1 - The Phistomefel Ring, explained in 59 seconds.... Yes I know I normally take about 10 minutes to explain it and use scrabble tiles...

Sudoku Secrets No. 1: The Phistomefel Ring #shorts

In response to viewer suggestions, we're planning to make a series of YouTube Shorts (videos less than 1minute long) where we explain some of the secrets of ...

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3 years

Thanks to Alice Bell at @rockpapershot for this lovely article about CtC and our streaming of @Jonathan_Blow 's extraordinary @witnessgame .

These sudoku YouTubers are about to become your favourite game streamers

The Cracking The Cryptic YouTube channel was a surprise lockdown hit over lockdown. Now they're breaking into video game streaming, and they're good at it.

www.rockpapershotgun.com

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2 years

Here's the CtC garden this morning... beautiful but bitter :) And a heads-up that you'll need an extra large bucket of popcorn tonight... Simon does battle with a 100% rated, 5* puzzle :)

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4 years

We've included all this week's clues and their answers in the thread below! Please do Like/RT if you're enjoying these so we know whether to continue doing them.

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1 year

Apologies we had to take down tonight's 8.30pm video as it features 2 mins of "empty chair" as Simon got called away. Given we're meant to edit out breaths from videos now apparently, this 2 mins seemed an excessive ask! It'll be up again asap. Sorry!

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3 years

Thanks @AJanxious for such kind words 👍

L3zzly

@AJanxious

3 years

Sudoku Solving - The spectator sport you didn’t know your anxiety needed. A thread dedicated to @crypticcracking 1/4

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Set Equivalence Theory (SET) is probably the most powerful sudoku technique there is. Lots of people want to understand it better and this puzzle by Aad van de Wetering basically teaches you how it works... Enjoy.

The Sudoku Trick You Need To Be A Pro

Our book is very close to release - thanks to everyone who supported the Kickstarter. If you still need to order it then you can do so here:https://www.kick...

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4 years

@jamescharles I wonder... was it me in this video?! If so, I hope it dealt with the boredom :)

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3 years

This made us smile :)

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2 years

Harsh but fair 😆😂

Matthew Rowles

@xray_matt

2 years

A super-niche meme. @crypticcracking

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4 years

🤣🤣🤣

No-Feet McGee

@FeetMcgee

4 years

@crypticcracking After Simon's video today, I spent far too long making this... with apologies to Mark... Sudoku-Man in: Smacking the Sidekick!

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2 years

Here's today's (awesome) cryptic clue: The Central Line in E London has eleven stops (4) 'Like' (and even RT?!) if you get it please 🤞😍 @TfL

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2 years

What a lady and what a life. RIP Ma'am. Tragically lacking Her Highness at last (4,7)

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3 years

If anyone is interested in a watching a grown man cry then consider tuning in to tomorrow's livestream 9pm UK time... Simon will have a go at the new Phistomefel puzzle. You can find the puzzle here: 9pm UK time Sunday....

The Hardest Sudoku Of Them All: Simon Vs Phistomefel Live

Simon attempted the new Phistomefel puzzle in a livestream. It's fair to say this is one of the most extraordinary sudokus ever made. You can find the puzz...

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2 years

I've asked @killroy42 if he can extend the palette in our sudoku software to include the extraordinary colour of my acer tree today!

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4 years

There is a article on Slate about us! #miraclesudoku

I Really Can’t Overstate How Riveting This Video of a Guy Solving a Sudoku Is

Just dynamite entertainment.

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2 years

A couple of years ago, we solved a puzzle called The Miracle Sudoku by Mitchell Lee. It had 2 given digits. Now Emre Kolotoglu has made this puzzle... zero given digits and just some question marks outside the grid... surely The Ultimate Miracle!?

The Ultimate Miracle Sudoku

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***Some of you might remember the original Miracle Sudoku - a remarkable puzzle with just a couple of digits in the grid. We've seen othe...

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4 years

Guess who... !!!? [Huge props to pingubricks on Instagram.]

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2 years

Two non-sudoku things for your delectation! 1. Here's a cryptic crossword video we made today: 2. And at dinner last night, my friend Shane presented us with this fascinating chess problem... Is this position possible after black's 9th move?

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2 years

Here's a cryptic clue to the title of the puzzle in tonight's premiere: Unreasonable desire to destroy an absent soldier And for those worried I might not be getting cake...

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4 years

If you've ever enjoyed a puzzle in your life then you should watch this... That this sudoku exists is a miracle. #miraclesudoku

The Miracle Sudoku

You can try one of the most extraordinary puzzles we've ever seen by Mitchell Lee here:https://cracking-the-cryptic.web.app/sudoku/tjN9LtrrTL▶ OUR NEW THERMO...

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2 years

Prepare the popcorn... Tonight's puzzle is a doozy. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 #sudoku

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@crypticcracking

4 years

This is the sort of thing that makes us proud :)

thepotatobitchh

@thepotatobitch1

4 years

@crypticcracking my daughter just solved her first NYT hard by watching your vids!

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4 years

This 25-minute video is the most riveting sudoku puzzle you will ever watch via @Verge

This 25-minute video is the most riveting sudoku puzzle you will ever watch

The Miracle sudoku puzzle will make you believe anything is possible

www.theverge.com

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2 years

Three things: 1. Tonight's puzzle is popcorn-worthy and by a brand new setter. One of the MOST amazing (almost) killer sudokus I've ever solved. 2. Tomorrow 10am: we'll release Phistomefel's April Fool video as a bonus :) 3. Tomorrow 4pm: Qinlux' Sudoku Hunt goes live.

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4 years

A new form of Cracking The Cryptic Bingo!?!!! Thanks to @AvrisIT for creating this reaction board.

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@crypticcracking

2 years

Being "nerd-famous": Ambition achieved. 😆 And it's a good article about set theory in sudoku of all things!!

Curtis Autery

@CurtisAutery

2 years

@crypticcracking - You're nerd-famous now. From the front page of Hacker News today:

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3 years

The prize for July's Patreon Sudoku Relay by Jovi_al will be this handmade 100%-wool pillow from Anita Berge. She has spent 20 hours creating this for us and we're so grateful/impressed! The relay comes out tomorrow - join us at the link below to play:

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2 years

Kudos to @bobblebardsley for this one! We have the smartest viewers on the planet ❤️❤️❤️

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