The Greatest Discovery In Sudoku History?

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** This puzzle - Madrigal by Fafrd - might just be the greatest discovery in the history of sudoku. It is absolutely astonishing. Just open the link and you'll see what we mean. Play the puzzle at the link below: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/tGqm6F2nPN Rules: Draw nine non-overlapping 3x3 boxes, and place the digits 1-9 once each in every box. Digits cannot repeat in a row or column. Cells outside the boxes should remain empty. Digits within a cage must sum to the given total. Orthogonally adjacent digits can never be consecutive, be in a 1:2 ratio, sum to 5, or sum to 10. You can read Will Shortz' interview in the New Yorker here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/will-shortzs-life-in-crosswords *** ORDER OUR UPCOMING BOOK HERE *** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptics-greatest-hits-volume-2/ *** NEW CONTENT ON PATREON *** As well as the Phistomefel and Jay Dyer extravaganzas, Simon's solve of Magnus Josefsson's puzzle Castle Wall Yin Yang #1 is now available as a bonus video. You can play the puzzle at the link below (and the logic-masters link contains an example): https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/6DPBrnQGLp https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000CBD Joining us on Patreon costs as little as $2 a month. Remember that patrons gets access to their own special channel on the CtC Fan Discord server - where you can find hints ;) https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic *** NEW GAS PACK IS OUT *** The new GAS pack is out on Steam for PC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199960/Cracking_the_Cryptic__GAS_Volume_1/ It's already out on Android and App Store. 60 original puzzles by Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Clover and Philip Newman!! Earn party hats and dinosaurs with these brand new puzzles! We've also released a FREE app full of handmade puzzles to celebrate reaching 500k subscribers - simply download the Cracking The Cryptic app on Android, Steam or App Store and then select the 500k pack. We're streaming a playthrough of this app and you can watch all seven episodes ▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: [email protected] Our PO Box address: Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe Box 102 56 Gloucester Road London SW7 4UB (Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.) ▶ 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” ************************************************************** ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀ https://discord.gg/BbN89j5 ▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶ *NEW* CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀ https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cracking-the-cryptic ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ [email protected] ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: #crypticcracking @crypticcracking Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): https://www.instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en