** TODAY'S PUZZLE ** Aad van de Wetering - the Dutch Grandmaster of Sudoku Construction - returns to the channel today with his puzzle Diamonds. This is a lovely reminder of our most popular video of all, which also featured a magic square at its core :) Play the puzzle at the link below: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/hGmtRJmhQL Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. The central 3x3 box (in grey) is a magic square ie each row/column/3-cell diagonal must add to the same sum. On each coloured diamond there are a maximum of three different digits. (No digits need to be placed on the yellow diamond outside the grid!) Our most popular video is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAyZ9K2EBF0 ** KICKSTARTER - JUST 8 DAYS TO GO ** Please don't forget our KICKSTARTER campaign - it's the only way to get a copy of our new book, Cracking The Cryptic's Greatest Hits Volume 2! Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptics-greatest-hits-volume-2?ref=4rrd60 ** TWO NEW PATREON VIDEOS ** Simon has recorded his solve of Mr Menace's EXCEPTIONAL puzzle Masyudoku. This is so good that Simon is a tiny bit concerned that it might be enjoyed by a wider audience, despite its ruleset (which is much easier to get to grips with if the solver has a working knowledge of the Japanese logic puzzle Masyu). You can find the puzzle here and watch Simon's solve on Patreon: https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000BVT And there's also The 12 Labours Of Hercules - a fantastic sudoku hunt by Peter Veenis, Aspartagcus and Panthera - with original art by Peter! A shout-out on the channel for successful solvers of the whole pack :) 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