Mark hits a wall
The crossword practice goes badly wrong this time.
See Mark's cryptic endeavours crash and burn ...
2020-11-12 10:28:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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Watch Mark practise his cryptic solving
The Times Online Crossword Championship is coming up in two weeks, so Mark tries three crosswords in a row - at speed.
2020-11-04 21:31:29 +0000 UTC View PostNovember Reward Puzzle(s)
Hello, everyone. Thank you for supporting us here!
We are delighted to present our monthly reward here - a pair of grids, forming a single puzzle, as shown in the accompanying document, which...
2020-11-01 15:42:32 +0000 UTC View PostTaking on the Monthly Club Special
Mark tackles the Times's unbelievably hard cryptic crossword - how will he do this month?
A special video for Patreons
Watch it here: 2020-10-30 22:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The Pirate Puzzle Hunt - Solved!
How to solve the Pirate Puzzle Hunt
Today we post 5 videos on Scott Strosahl's amazing pirate puzzle hunt, explaining how to solve each of the four separate puzzles, and also...
2020-10-20 19:16:17 +0000 UTC View PostCracking The Cryptic: The Book!
Hi everyone,
As many of you may have heard, Mark and I have decided to try and make a sudoku book! Yesterday evening we launched a Kickstarter campaign with the objective of reach...
2020-10-13 20:22:14 +0000 UTC View PostPhistomefel's New Puzzle: Early Access!
Hi everyone,
As mentioned in tonight's video, Phistomefel has produced a new sudoku with a break-in he describes as his most beautiful ever (which means it's amazing!). We hop...
A Bonus Puzzle
We've been sent this puzzle that we thought we'd share with you all.
Obstacles
Normal sudoku rules apply.
In the fina... 2020-10-02 09:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post
October Monthly Reward: The Puzzle Hunt!
Hi everyone,
Here is the new puzzle hunt by Scott Strosahl. This is a wonderful collection of puzzles and we really hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Do drop us an emai...
2020-10-01 14:03:23 +0000 UTC View PostMark Vs The Vicious Cryptic
Mark embarks on his monthly battle with The Times Monthly Special Cryptic. Will he manage to extract revenge after being beaten up last month?! You can watch at the link below!
Si...
2020-09-27 23:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostCosmology by Bobuardo da Vinci: Bonus Solve
Hi everyone,
After our community vote, here is our bonus video solve of Cosmology by Bobuardo da Vinci. My goodness this was a tricky puzzle but it's also extremely clever. ...
2020-09-25 12:46:06 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember Monthly Reward Video: Tour De France
Hi everyone,
Here is our solution video to September's Tour De France-themed sudokus - a fitting day to release it given the mountain top finish in today's stage!
Did you m...
2020-09-16 17:37:07 +0000 UTC View PostPhistomefel's 12x12 Star Battle: Bonus Video
Hi everyone,
As mentioned in the last few videos, we've recorded a bonus video solve of Phistomefel's most recent 12x12 starbattle puzzle from Logic Masters Germany. It's a re...
Mark Vs Nightmare Cryptic Crossword
If you like a monthly dose of schadenfreude interspersed with awe that anyone can solve puzzles like this check out Mark's latest battle with The Times Monthly Special crossword. This is not ...
2020-09-01 18:45:18 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember Reward Puzzles
Hello everyone,
[***Sept 3rd UPDATE***
Apologies to our Patreons who have turned out to be cleverer solvers than we were as testers. The 2nd puzzle works with the rule that all cl...
2020-09-01 18:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostMitchell Lee Explains His Amazing Puzzle
Hi everyone,
We're so thrilled to share with you Mitchell's video walkthrough of his incredible Odd Even Little Killer Sudoku - one of the hardest puzzles we've ever seen. Hang around...
Starbattle by Phistomefel
As mentioned in our recent videos, here is a bonus solve of a beautiful (and quite challenging) starbattle puzzle by the great Phistomefel. Do give the puzzle a try first (there is a link und...
2020-08-23 17:20:11 +0000 UTC View PostWalkthroughs Of The Two Puzzle Hunts
Hi everybody,
Here is our solve video which goes through both of Joke's recent puzzle hunts (one of which appeared free here and the other was our monthly reward puzzle for August). &nb...
2020-08-18 13:01:58 +0000 UTC View PostCompass Puzzle: Bonus Solve
As mentioned on the channel, we've recorded a short video explaining how to find the solution to Scott Strosahl's beautiful playing-card-themed Compass puzzle! You can play the puzzle here: 2020-08-08 17:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Prasanna's Card Game Puzzles
Hi everyone,
Last month our fan Discord server ran a challenge to create puzzles based on playing cards. Almost all the entries used a standard pack of cards (and we've featured t...
2020-08-04 16:12:11 +0000 UTC View PostMark Solves The Listener Crossword
Hello everyone,
Mark has recorded his solve of a recent Listener crossword puzzle. Ancient Mariner by Tringa. (The Listener is considered to be the hardest regularly publish...
2020-08-04 14:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostAugust Monthly Reward: A New Puzzle Hunt!
For our August reward, we're delighted to share with you this wonderful collection of puzzles by Joke van Veenendaal. Remember puzzle hunts don't have much in the way of instructions so...
2020-08-01 17:24:49 +0000 UTC View PostNew Puzzle Hunt
As mentioned in our recent videos, we're delighted to bring you the first of two puzzle hunts by Joke van Veenendaal. See if you can find the hidden location - which may be 10 or 11 letters!<...
2020-07-25 17:13:15 +0000 UTC View PostSudoku Puzzle Hunt 2: The Solution Video!
Just over a month has passed since we released our latest sudoku hunt and the response has been incredible. Huge congratulations to all those who managed to come up with the correct 6-letter ...
2020-07-24 15:07:24 +0000 UTC View PostJuly Reward Puzzle Video
Mark talks through the solution to the Queen Sudoku puzzle that was July's Patreon Reward
2020-07-20 15:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostMark's Monthly Crossword Battle!
Hi all,
Welcome to Mark's monthly wrestle with The Times Monthly Special crossword. I believe Mark is literally the only person on the planet who could regularly solve this puzzle...
2020-07-13 20:20:19 +0000 UTC View PostJuly Monthly Reward Puzzle
Hi everyone,
A big welcome to all our new patrons! To celebrate the release of our Queen puzzles update for our Chess Sudoku app, we've made a Queen Sudoku as the July reward. &nb...
2020-07-02 19:15:24 +0000 UTC View PostOur New Sudoku Puzzle Hunt Is Out!
Cracking the Cryptic Sudoku Hunt 2
We are delighted to announce the release of the Cracking The Cryptic Sudoku Puzzle Hunt. We have included a teaser in the atta...
2020-06-27 14:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostOur Second Sudoku Puzzle Hunt
Cracking the Cryptic Sudoku Hunt 2
We are delighted to bring you the second Sudoku Hunt from the channel. We are offering a small prize for the first corre...
2020-06-27 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA Stephen Sondheim crossword
Mark has solved one of the classic Stephen Sondheim crosswords which appeared in the late 1960s in the New York Magazine. You can watch the video here: