Is This Killer Sudoku Brutal? (Or Should Simon Hang His Head?)

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** It's rare nowadays that we get to do a plain killer sudoku on the channel but Celery's Seesaw is so good it deserves all the praise it should get. Even for seasoned sudoku players this puzzle doesn't look like it can possibly solve! (Indeed Simon is terrified about releasing this video. There are a couple of things he could have seen more quickly during the solve that would have probably saved 20minutes+. And there is the possibility that there is some meta idea he's overlooked that might have helped him through this more quickly. He is concerned he's let the puzzle (and himself) down.) One thing is certain though - this is a quite SUPERB sudoku. Now let the comments commence!! Play the puzzle at the link below: https://sudokupad.app/x2k2gvzqw4 Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in a cage sum to the total in the top left corner (if given). Digits cannot repeat within a cage. *** NEW JAMES BOND SUDOKU HUNT OUT ON 1 APRIL *** Do you know your Drax from your Goldfinger? Make sure you've got your licence to kill renewed to enter our latest competition: a brand new James Bond-themed sudoku hunt! Apart from the new James Bond sudoku hunt, there's: - Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight - Mark's video looking at the new OneUp puzzle from Rodolfo Kurchan. - his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!) - Mark's solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic *** GET OUR FOG KICKSTARTER DELUXE & OUR BOOKS *** Check out this link for the kickstarter books and Fog Novella we've created over the years: https://coffeebean.games/product-category/cracking-the-cryptic/ ▶ 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/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” ▶ Contents Of This Video ◀ 0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro 1:00 New Islands Of Insight & ONE UP video 1:53 Happy Birthdays 4:40 Rules 5:21 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking ▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: [email protected] 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'.) ************************************************************** ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀ https://discord.gg/BbN89j5 ▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶ *NEW* CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀ https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cracking-the-cryptic ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ [email protected] ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: @crypticcracking Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): https://www.instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok.