This Might Be The Puzzle Of The Year (and it's only February...)

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** Mark asks Simon to open tonight's puzzle live on camera - which normally means we're in for something unusual and so it proves. A Tilt At Full Rank by bellal is some sort of Miracle Sudoku in that, at first (and even second) glance, there doesn't seem to be nearly enough information to yield a unique solution. And yet... Play the puzzle at the link below: https://sudokupad.app/u3r1c3ptbf Rules: Place a digit from 0-8 in each cell such that no digit is repeated in any row, column or 3x3 box. 5x5 Latin Square: The digits in red circles are all from the same set of five of the numbers from 0-8 (which five are to be determined). None of these repeat in any of the diagonal lines of red circles. Each diagonal of the 5x5 latin square can be read as a 5-digit number and the 20 resulting numbers (each line is read from both directions) can be ranked in numerical order. The position in the rank (lowest is 1, highest is 20) of some of the diagonals are given by the blue cages attached to that diagonal. N.B. Two-digit numbers are read from left to right and do not start with 0. There are no tied ranks in this puzzle. The two digits separated by the white dot differ by 1. *** NEW SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION JUST OUT *** Yesterday we launched a brand new sudoku hunt from the Paint By Numbers Institute. It's called Where's My Mamma and features 11 new puzzles (and Clocksmith's lovely artwork!). Check it out for as little as $2/month here: https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic *** LIVE CROSSWORD MASTERCLASS *** On March 21, Simon and Mark will appear at the Word=Puzzles conference at Magdelen College, Oxford and do a live episode of their crossword masterclass! More information here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/word-puzzles-a-conference-tickets-1144015303569 *** NURIKABE WORLD STREAM TUESDAY'S STREAM *** You can watch last night's stream here: https://youtube.com/live/D_Hn2cVg5yg The game is available here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2964540/Nurikabe_World/ *** NEW FOG APP IS OUT ON APPLE (!), STEAM & ANDROID *** Brand new incredible Fog Sudoku puzzles by the likes of Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, Qodec, Dorlir, ThePedallingPianist, Sandra&Nala, Peter Veenis, Mr Menace, Florian Wortmann, Math Pesto & HalfBakedLunatic. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165770/Cracking_the_Cryptic__Fog_of_War_1/ *** CRACKING THE CRYPTIC APP *** Our main app (which is itself completely free) contains packs featuring Fog, Domino, Lines, and GAS puzzles, with a few special free sets as well! All the puzzles are hand-crafted by us and some of the best constructors in the world, with hints by Simon and Mark. AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085970/Cracking_the_Cryptic/ Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic ▶ 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 Intro music 0:24 Boundaries by Playmaker6174 0:48 Puzzle reveal 2:23 Rules 8:12 Patreon update 10:18 Happy Birthdays 13:25 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: https://www.instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok. #sudoku #puzzle #miracle