Here's where you can try a puzzle faeturing "Normal 25th of April rules": Double Date by Malrog & Tallcat: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/f0sif99oqy Normal sudoku rules apply. Two 2s, four 4s and five 5s are considered to have double their value, for the purposes of the following clues. Digits must not repeat in cages, and the total sum of all values in the cage is given by the small number. Digits along a purple line must form a set of consecutive non-repeating values. Values along an arrow sum to the value in the attached circle. ▶ OUR PATREON PAGE – JOIN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT US AND TRY OUR PUZZLE HUNTS◀ https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic Coming up on the first of May we will bring you a fascinating sudoku hunt based on snake eggs by the great Philipp Blume. Join us for $2/month for the monthly reward, $3/month or higher to have access to solution videos. All members have access to a Patreon-only discord channel to discuss the puzzles and get help! (Lots of other great content on Patreon includes past rewards, cryptic crossword solves, more!) We really appreciate your support! Newly released on our Patreon site (completely free) is a new, beautiful pack of Fog of War puzzles by Sandra & Nala called ‘Joyful Moments.’ Go to our Patreon link above to access the puzzles. ▶ Cracking the Cryptic BOOKS available here ◀ Did you miss the Kickstarters for our books and e-book? You can now order them here: https://coffeebean.games/product-category/cracking-the-cryptic/ Cracking the Cryptic’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1 and Vol 2, as well as the e-book editions of Fog of War (regular and deluxe editions), are all available! ▶ Cracking the Cryptic App ◀ Our main app (which is itself completely free) contains packs featuring Domino, Lines, and GAS puzzles, with a few special free sets as well! All the puzzles are hand-crafted by us and some of the best constructors in the world, with hints by Simon and Mark. 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 ▶ ALL OUR OTHER APPS ◀ Do you love Killer sudoku puzzles? Need more practice on Thermo puzzles? Want to discover the secrets of Miracle sudokus? Check out our other apps! All our apps contain handmade sudoku puzzles by ourselves and many of the best constructors in the world, tested and hinted by Simon and Mark. Links are ALL here: https://crackingthecryptic.com/#apps or search for Cracking the Cryptic and the app name on your favourite app provider: Classic, Killer, Chess, Miracle, Thermo, Arrow, Sandwich, Domino and GAS 1 and 2, and brand-new Lines. ▶ SUDOKU PAD ◀ Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles: 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 Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad” ▶ Find our merchandise here: ◀ null ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀ https://discord.gg/BbN89j5 ▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ crackingthecryptic@gmail.com Snailmail: Mark Goodliffe, Box 102, 56 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4UB ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: #crypticcracking @crypticcracking Instagram @crackingthecryptic ▶Credits◀ Music: Tim McCaskey (Guitar) or Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; 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 crossword championship and twice Senior World Champion in Sudoku, 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 ▶ Contents ◀ 0:00 Theme Music & News around the channel 2:00 Rules of today’s puzzle 4:15 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!