** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
An older sudoku today but one that definitely needs to be seen. It was published back in September 2023 by sujoyku and still retains a 100% approval rating. It's called Fraction Party and, yes, those cage totals do include some actual fractions!! Don't let that put you off it doesn't involve heavy maths but it is VERY fun to solve :)

Play the puzzle at the following link:

https://sudokupad.app/oepolnj5ur

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. All given cages are “divisor killer cages”. Digits in a divisor killer cage do not repeat. Each cage contains one divisor digit (which has to be determined by the solver). The clue in the top left indicates the value of the sum of all other digits in that cage divided by the divisor digit. Example: A 3cell divisor killer cage containing the digits 1, 2 and 3 may have a valid clue of either 5=(2+3)/1, 2=(1+3)/2 or 1=(1+2)/3.

** OUR JANUARY COMPETITION & SIMON'S BONUS SOLVES **
Our January Patreon reward has just been published: All The Fun Of The Fair featuring sudokus themed around fairground rides!

Coming soon is Simon's solve of Roller Coaster Nurikabe by the_cogito:
https://logicmasters.de/Raetselporta...

Also there is Simon's solve of Broken Secrets by TotallyNormalCat a very different beast (ie seriously hard). You can try that puzzle here: https://sudokupad.app/jMg44R2tpb

There's also Mark's latest battle with The Times' Club Monthly Special cryptic crossword.

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** KICKSTARTER DELIVERED 24 December 2023 **
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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle Intro
2:05 Brand new Patreon competition JUST STARTED!
2:57 Happy Birthday
3:43 Rules
5:06 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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