** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
It would have been hard to believe a few years ago that a series of sudoku puzzles would warrant a second season and that it would be so anticipated... and yet here we are! Marty Sears Rat Run 11 - Limited Addition sees Finkz begin a new adventure and it's every bit as mad and wonderful as anything in Season 1!!

Play the puzzle at the link below:

https://sudokupad.app/yuarri3g7w

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Finkz the rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the maze. The path must not visit any cell more than once, cross itself, or pass through any thick maze walls. As well as moving orthogonally, Finkz may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through a round wall-spot on the corner of a cell. Entering a teleport will cause Finkz to be instantly transported to the matching coloured teleport. From there she can continue her journey. Matching teleports always have identical digits, but teleports that don't match always have different digits. A redcurrant always sits between an even digit and an odd digit. In this experiment, any cell on the path equals the digit at the top of its column plus the digit at the left-hand end of its row.

** NEW TAMETSI STREAM ON THURSDAY NIGHT **
Simon and Mark will be streaming again on Thursday evening at 10pm UK time. You can watch their previous Tametsi stream at the following link:
https://youtube.com/live/h9HYHiVBNj4

** NEW SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION RELEASED 1 OCTOBER **
October's sudoku hunt competition launched yesterday and many of you have already told us you're loving it! An approachable, Halloween-themed, Japanese Sum-fest from The Paint By Numbers Institute called Caroline's Halloween Adventure.

Check it out for as little as $2/month here:

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** STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL: LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC **
If you're interested in watching a live episode of Cracking The Cryptic and meeting us in real life then there is a link to the live show we're doing on 27 October at 10am at the Stratford Literary Festival below. We aren't sure how many tickets are available so please do book early if you are keen to go.

https://www.stratfordliteraryfestival...

▶ 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-s...

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/17...
Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music and puzzle intro
1:51 Streaming On Thursday Evening
2:27 One spare ticket...
3:22 Happy Birthdays
5:30 Rules
9:11 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
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