** TODAY'S BONUS PUZZLE ** Simon is often asked 'How clever is Mark?' and in this video he tries to answer that question by considering one of Mark's crosswords... The puzzle is called 40 Across and it was created for the first edition of The Magpie - a subscription magazine that Mark and Simon founded in November 2002. (More about the magazine below). You can play the puzzle here (but please be aware this is a VERY advanced cryptic crossword so do not be disheartened if it seems completely impossible): https://sudokupad.app/6FmgHHdtqB The Magpie magazine appears monthly and features, in the main, advanced cryptic crosswords. Each edition includes 6 puzzles, one of which will be a mathematical puzzle. We have made the mathematical puzzle that appeared in the first issue (the one mentioned in the video) available free at the second link below. You can find out more about the magazine at the first link below: https://www.piemag.com/ https://www.patreon.com/posts/75146382 ** NEW PATREON SOLVE ** Congratulations to Holly Lay for winning the November competition, The 12 Labours Of Hercules by Peter Veenis, Aspartagcus and Panthera! Solution videos are out! 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: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com 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 - Our New App ◀ 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◀ null ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ crackingthecryptic@gmail.com ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: #crypticcracking @crypticcracking Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): https://www.instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en