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September Patreon Reward - Looney Tunes

Hi Patreons,

Thank you so much for supporting our channel, and enabling us to bring you extra puzzles and other content. It is our pleasure to bring these to you.

This month, three Loon...

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Heatwave - The Solution

Hi Patreons,

Just before we launch this month's Patreon Reward, we have finally put together a solution video to Heatwave, the puzzle pack by grkles which was last month's Patreon Reward, and...

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Murder Mystery Sudoku Hunt - The Solution

Hi Patreons,

Just before we launch this month's Patreon Reward, we have a bit of business to tidy up. First of all, we are attaching the solution to Cracking the Case of the Roman Tragedy, th...

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That Vicious Cryptic

Hi Patreons,

Here Mark takes on the Times Monthly Club Special - the most cruel and arcane cryptic crossword that gets published regularly. It's for Times Crossword Club members, and the comp...

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Elements of Sudoku by Zetamath

Hi All,

Thanks to the Patreons who support this channel. When Zetamath sent us this fascinating hunt called Elements of Sudoku, we were thrilled to have a chance to bring it to you, because w...

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August Monthly Reward - Heatwave!

Hello Patrons!

Thank you ever so much for supporting our channel, and so allowing us to bring you so much extra content.  This month's reward is an amazing pack of puzzles from grkles, w...

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July Patreon Reward - Solution Video!

Hi, $3 Patreons and above!

Thank you SO much for supporting our channel. Because you do that, we are able to bring you extra content like Jovi_al's unbelievable sudoku extravaganza Something ...

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Cryptic Speedrun - 6 Times Cryptics

Mark takes on a week's worth of Times Crosswords, explaining (to an extent) what he's thinking as he goes, and letting you into the mind of a champion solver, as well as the minds of six cryptic cr...

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Roman Tragedy - Murder Mystery Sudoku Hunt

Hi All,

Thanks to the Patreons who support this channel.  As a special 5,000 Patreons reward, we are delighted to bring you the promised Murder Mystery sudoku hunt "Cracking the Case of ...

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July Reward - Something for Everyone

Hi Patreons!

Thank you for supporting our channel.  Here is the reward for this month - jovi_al's sudoku extravaganza, entitled Something for Everyone. It is a relay of 20 different sudo...

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Simon Plays StarCraft2

As requested by some of our patrons, here is a video in which Simon demonstrates how overpowered the races of Zerg, Protoss and even Terran (!) are when playing against him in the incredible video ...

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June monthly reward - the solution (HGTTG)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sudoku hunt was incredibly popular - here's how it could be solved.

Feel free to jump to one of the puzzles that was troubling you or where the explanatio...

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Bitten by the Beast ... Cryptic Mayhem

If you are addicted to watching Mark struggle with the monthly Times Cryptic Special for its Crossword Club members, you won't want to miss this episode.

Bear in mind whilst watching that Mar...

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Simon Attempts Mark's Puzzle From Yesterday!

Hi everyone, 

As mentioned in this evening's video, we wanted to take another look at Sumanta Mukherjee's puzzle from yesterday.  Mark's solve is really remarkable because he got to...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Sudoku Hunt

Here it is!  Our hunt themed on THGTTG!!  We really hope you enjoy it.  If you manage to finish it then drop us an email at crackingthecryptic@gmail.com - we'll being doing shoutouts...

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The Discord 1-Year Anniversary Pack

Thanks to Priyam Bhushan (@punchingcatto) for co-ordinating this wonderful document. Read the constructors' stories of their journeys as constructors and try a commemorative puzzle from each of the...

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A tough Times Cryptic Crossword

Mark is asked to record his solve of the Times Crossword (from Friday 21st May) as Simon expects him to find it difficult...

Can he beat the 10-minute barrier?

Find out here: 

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St George v Dragon

Every month Mark takes on the deadly cryptic that is The Times Monthly Club Special. Sometimes he slays this dragon - in the end - other times, the dragon fights back and scores a win on points or ...

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How to solve Build Your Own Sudoku

May's monthly reward was Matyas Martinka's amazing puzzle hunt Build Your Own Sudoku.

We have split the video explaining how to solve the hunt into four parts, which can be viewed at the foll...

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A Most Extreme Cryptic

Simon recommended that Mark record his solve of today's Times daily cryptic Crossword!

Does that mean it's going to be really hard or really easy?

Find out in this video ...

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Star Wars Puzzle Pack

As mentioned in last night's video, here is the Star Wars puzzle pack put together by Philip Newman.  Lots of great sudokus and art here - enjoy!!

There's a teaser too at the link below ...

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May the 4th Be With You ...

Here's the Puzzle Pack of Star Wars themed sudoku put together on Discord that has been mentioned in today's videos.

Thanks to Philip Newman for assembling it and sending it to us.


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World Snooker Championship Sudoku

We're delighted to share a bonus solve with you of a puzzle apiyo made to celebrate the World Snooker Championship - which will finish tonight at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

This puzzle ...

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Two bonus puzzles

As mentioned in tonight's video, there was a sudoku setting Battle Royale on Discord recently in which Tyrgannus, clover and Sam Cappleman-Lynes went toe-to-toe to see who could create the best sud...

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May Patreon Reward - Build your own Sudoku

Hello Patreons,

Thanks for your continued support for us! We are thrilled to present as our May reward puzzle, the attached puzzle hunt, Build Your Own Sudoku, by Mátyás Martinka.  Man...

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Mark v the Cryptic - this time it's personal

Hello crossword fans!  Here Mark attempts to take revenge on the Times Monthly Club Special - the Times's special cryptic crossword with insanely recherché vocabulary.

See how he does b...

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Sisyphus by Phistomefel

As mentioned in last night's video, Simon was keen to try a new logic puzzle published by the incredible Phistomefel so we've released his attempt as a bonus video!  We love the theme of this ...

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April Reward Puzzle - Solution video

Hello Everyone!  

Thanks for your support on the channel - and thanks for all the interest in Everything Wrogn is on Fire, DiMono's follow-up to his astonishing Everything is Wrogn puzzl...

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Doing Battle with a Vicious Cryptic

Here is Mark's longest battle yet with The Times Monthly Club Special.

Roger Phillips is the compiler of this one - see if he can defeat Mark ... and keep watching all the way to the end!

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April Reward Sudoku: Everything Wrogn is on Fire

Hello Everyone,


Thank you so much for supporting us on Patreon!  You enable us to do everything we do on the channel and here.  We are incredibly grateful.

DiMono's...

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