** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
A couple of weeks ago we showcased an absolutely beautiful (but very easy) puzzle based on a new circle constraint. That puzzle was by Dorlir and here we present the significantly harder (and equally brilliant) followup! Dorlir is a professor of maths so there is a serious intellect behind this one it's got a perfect 100% rating and is said to be of average difficulty.... but is this true?

Play the puzzle at the link below:

https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...

Or if you'd like to try the colour circles version then try this:
https://tinyurl.com/ColoredCircles1

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply (ie place the digits 18 once each into every row, column and box). The digit in a lettered cell indicates exactly how many times that digit appears in a cell containing that letter. Eg: a 5 in a C cell indicates that there are exactly five 5s in cells containing the letter C. However, 8 of the lettered cells are naughty; these don’t obey the letter rule. Eg: a 5 in a naughty C cell indicates that there are NOT exactly five 5s in cells containing the letter C. Every row, column and box contains exactly one naughty lettered cell.

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** SIMON SOLVES KURT HUGO SCHNEIDER'S NEW SUDOKU **
Join us on Patreon (for as little as $2) for a brand new video in which Simon tackles Kurt Hugo Schneider's latest 6x6 sudoku (which you can play at the link below). There's also a brand new crossword video from Mark in which he tackles the latest Matt Gaffney Meta puzzle. You can subscribe for Matt's puzzles at a link below.

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Play Kurt's puzzle here:

https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...

Matt Gaffney's Crosswords:
https://xwordcontest.com/

** NEW GAS PACK: VOLUME 2 IS OUT **
The new GAS (Genuinely Approachable Sudoku) pack is out on all platforms here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/23...
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crackin...

60 original puzzles by Clover, Bill Murphy and Philip Newman!! Earn party hats and dinosaurs with these brand new puzzles!

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Android:

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & introduction
1:31 New crossword video by Mark
2:00 Skunkworks sudoku hunt incoming!
2:47 Happy birthdays
4:34 Rules
6:27 Start of Solve Let's Get Cracking!

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▶ 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/svenss...

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/17...
Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

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